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Evaluating climate geoengineering proposals in the context of the Paris Agreement temperature goals

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  • Mark G. Lawrence

    (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)
    University of Potsdam)

  • Stefan Schäfer

    (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)
    University of Oxford)

  • Helene Muri

    (University of Oslo
    Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

  • Vivian Scott

    (University of Edinburgh)

  • Andreas Oschlies

    (GEOMAR)

  • Naomi E. Vaughan

    (University of East Anglia)

  • Olivier Boucher

    (CNRS / Sorbonne Université)

  • Hauke Schmidt

    (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology)

  • Jim Haywood

    (University of Exeter
    Met Office Hadley Centre)

  • Jürgen Scheffran

    (University of Hamburg)

Abstract

Current mitigation efforts and existing future commitments are inadequate to accomplish the Paris Agreement temperature goals. In light of this, research and debate are intensifying on the possibilities of additionally employing proposed climate geoengineering technologies, either through atmospheric carbon dioxide removal or farther-reaching interventions altering the Earth’s radiative energy budget. Although research indicates that several techniques may eventually have the physical potential to contribute to limiting climate change, all are in early stages of development, involve substantial uncertainties and risks, and raise ethical and governance dilemmas. Based on present knowledge, climate geoengineering techniques cannot be relied on to significantly contribute to meeting the Paris Agreement temperature goals.

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  • Mark G. Lawrence & Stefan Schäfer & Helene Muri & Vivian Scott & Andreas Oschlies & Naomi E. Vaughan & Olivier Boucher & Hauke Schmidt & Jim Haywood & Jürgen Scheffran, 2018. "Evaluating climate geoengineering proposals in the context of the Paris Agreement temperature goals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-19, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-05938-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05938-3
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