Ratcheting ambition to limit warming to 1.5 °C–trade-offs between emission reductions and carbon dioxide removal

Mitigation scenarios to limit global warming to 1.5 °C or less in 2100 often rely on large amounts of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which carry significant potential social, environmental, political and economic risks. A precautionary approach to scenario creation is therefore indicated. This letter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Holz, Christian, Siegel, Lori S, Johnston, Eleanor, Sterman, John, Jones, Andrew
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Published: IOP Publishing 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121076
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-6760