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


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.

SUBMITTER: Lawrence MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6137062 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Lawrence Mark G MG   Schäfer Stefan S   Muri Helene H   Scott Vivian V   Oschlies Andreas A   Vaughan Naomi E NE   Boucher Olivier O   Schmidt Hauke H   Haywood Jim J   Scheffran Jürgen J  

Nature communications 20180913 1


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  ...[more]

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