An International Carbon Office to assist policy-based science

Le Quéré, Corinne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2319-0452, Canadell, Josep G., Ciais, Philippe, Dhakal, Shobhakar, Patwardhan, Anand, Raupach, Michael R. and Young, Oran R. (2010) An International Carbon Office to assist policy-based science. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2 (4). pp. 297-300. ISSN 1877-3443

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Abstract

The international political commitment to limit global warming to 2 °C urgently requires the stabilisation of radiative forcing from carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. This can be achieved only with information on the full balance of GHG, including both the natural and the anthropogenic emissions and sinks. The public's support of political efforts to limit global warming hinges on robust and transparent information from the scientific community. Here we argue that the existing institutions that support the science of climate change are not adequate to support the policy needs, particularly for the monitoring and assessment of the earth's biogeochemical cycles. To assist in the stabilisation of GHG, an International Carbon Office (ICO) needs to be created to provide full GHG balance at a regional and global level, and to respond quickly to other needs for information as they emerge. An ICO with a specific mandate would guarantee sustained scientific engagement in the long-term.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Depositing User:	Rachel Snow
Date Deposited:	18 Feb 2011 12:02
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2023 00:47
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/24229
DOI:	10.1016/j.cosust.2010.06.010

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