The important role of African emissions reductions in projected local rainfall changes

Abstract Africa is highly vulnerable to climate change but emits a small portion of global greenhouse gases. Additionally, decarbonization might lead to a ‘climate penalty’ whereby reductions in cooling aerosols offset temperature benefits from CO2 reductions for several decades. However, climate ch...

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Main Authors: Drew Shindell, Luke Parsons, Greg Faluvegi, Kevin Hicks, Johan Kuylenstierna, Charles Heaps
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00382-7