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

Lawrence, Mark G., Schäfer, Stefan, Muri, Helene, Scott, Vivian, Oschlies, Andreas, Vaughan, Naomi E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4532-2084, Boucher, Olivier, Schmidt, Hauke, Haywood, Jim and Scheffran, Jürgen (2018) Evaluating climate geoengineering proposals in the context of the Paris Agreement temperature goals. Nature Communications, 9. ISSN 2041-1723

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Related URLs:	http://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-01...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	28 Sep 2018 14:30
Last Modified:	13 Apr 2023 13:56
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/68381
DOI:	10.1038/s41467-018-05938-3

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