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Climate Stabilization Targets - Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts over Decades to Millennia (Paperback)
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Emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels have
ushered in a new epoch where human activities will largely
determine the evolution of Earth's climate. Because carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere is long lived, it can effectively lock the Earth
and future generations into a range of impacts, some of which could
become very severe. Emissions reductions decisions made today
matter in determining impacts experienced not just over the next
few decades, but in the coming centuries and millennia. According
to Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and
Impacts Over Decades to Millennia, important policy decisions can
be informed by recent advances in climate science that quantify the
relationships between increases in carbon dioxide and global
warming, related climate changes, and resulting impacts, such as
changes in streamflow, wildfires, crop productivity, extreme hot
summers, and sea level rise. One way to inform these choices is to
consider the projected climate changes and impacts that would occur
if greenhouse gases in the atmosphere were stabilized at a
particular concentration level. The book quantifies the outcomes of
different stabilization targets for greenhouse gas concentrations
using analyses and information drawn from the scientific
literature. Although it does not recommend or justify any
particular stabilization target, it does provide important
scientific insights about the relationships among emissions,
greenhouse gas concentrations, temperatures, and impacts. Climate
Stabilization Targets emphasizes the importance of 21st century
choices regarding long-term climate stabilization. It is a useful
resource for scientists, educators and policy makers, among others.
Table of Contents Front Matter Section I Synopsis Summary Overview
of Climate Changes and Illustrative Impacts Section II 1
Introduction 2 Emissions, Concentrations, and Related Factors 3
Global Mean Temperature Responses 4 Physical Climate Change in the
21st Century 5 Impacts in the Next Few Decades and Coming Centuries
6 Beyond the Next Few Centuries References Appendix A: Statement of
Task Appendix B: Committee Membership Appendix C: Methods Appendix
D: Acronym List
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