A roadmap for rapid decarbonization
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Emissions inevitably approach zero with a “carbon law”
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This would save up to 10% of the remaining cumulative carbon emission budget (~900 Gt CO2) that gives a likely chance of limiting global warming to less than 2°C above the pre-industrial average surface temperature.
“This would save up to 10% of the remaining cumulative carbon emission budget (~900 Gt CO2) that gives a likely chance of limiting global warming to less than 2°C above the pre-industrial average surface temperature 10 .”
From Potential for large-scale CO2 removal via enhanced rock weathering with croplands (2020) · cites this paper as [10]
Most studies project extraction goals later this century of at least 10 Gt CO2 yr -1.
“Extraction goals 1,7,9,10 later this century in most studies are on the order of at least 10 Gt CO2 yr -1”
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Co-deployment of ERW and SOC sequestration at large-scale might contribute substantially to the 5 Gt CO2 yr -1 carbon removal target suggested in decarbonization scenarios for 2050.
“Co-deployment of ERW and SOC sequestration at large-scale might, therefore, contribute substantially to the 5 Gt CO2 yr -1 carbon removal target suggested in decarbonization scenarios 10 for 2050.”
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Even the most ambitious emission phase-outs fail to achieve the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement targets for limiting global warming without the help of massive atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR).
“Even the most ambitious emission phase-outs 9,10 fail to achieve the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement targets for limiting global warming without the help of massive atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR).”
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- Authors
- Rockström, J., Gaffney, O., Rogelj, J., Meinshausen, M., Nakicenovic, N., & Schellnhuber, H. J.
- Affiliations
- Stockholm Resilience Centre (SE)
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (SE)
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (AT)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2017-03-24
- Volume
- 355
- Issue
- 6331
- Pages
- 1269-1271
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2597494773
- Cited by
- 1,225
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 78 · 2025: 108 · 2024: 120 · 2023: 100 · 2022: 127 · 2021: 133 · 2020: 198 · 2019: 158 · 2018: 156 · 2017: 47
- FWCI
- 274.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- pure.iiasa.ac.at
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis) (submittedVersion)
- Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
- Publication Database PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT130100809)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Keywords
- decarbonization, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change mitigation
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