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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Temperature increase of 21st century mitigation scenarios |
Author: | Van Vuuren, D. Meinshausen, M. Plattner, G. Joos, F. Strassmann, K. Smith, S. Wigley, T. Raper, S. Riahi, K. de la Chesnaye, F. den Elzen, M. Fujino, J. Jiang, K. Nakicenovic, N. Paltsev, S. Reilly, J. |
Citation: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 2008; 105(40):15258-15262 |
Publisher: | Natl Acad Sciences |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 0027-8424 1091-6490 |
Statement of Responsibility: | D. P. Van Vuuren, M. Meinshausen, G.-K. Plattner, F. Joos, K. M. Strassmann, S. J. Smith, T. M. L. Wigley, S. C. B. Raper, K. Riah, F. de la Chesnaye, M. G. J. den Elzen, J. Fujino, K. Jiang, N. Nakicenovic, S. Paltsev, and J. M. Reilly |
Abstract: | Estimates of 21st Century global-mean surface temperature increase have generally been based on scenarios that do not include climate policies. Newly developed multigas mitigation scenarios, based on a wide range of modeling approaches and socioeconomic assumptions, now allow the assessment of possible impacts of climate policies on projected warming ranges. This article assesses the atmospheric CO2 concentrations, radiative forcing, and temperature increase for these new scenarios using two reduced-complexity climate models. These scenarios result in temperature increase of 0.5–4.4°C over 1990 levels or 0.3–3.4°C less than the no-policy cases. The range results from differences in the assumed stringency of climate policy and uncertainty in our understanding of the climate system. Notably, an average minimum warming of ≈1.4°C (with a full range of 0.5–2.8°C) remains for even the most stringent stabilization scenarios analyzed here. This value is substantially above previously estimated committed warming based on climate system inertia alone. The results show that, although ambitious mitigation efforts can significantly reduce global warming, adaptation measures will be needed in addition to mitigation to reduce the impact of the residual warming. |
Keywords: | climate climate policy stabilization integrated assessment scenario |
Rights: | © 2008 by The National Academy of Sciences of the USA |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.0711129105 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0711129105 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Earth and Environmental Sciences publications |
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