Countries’ long-term climate strategies fail to define residual emissions

Holly Jean Buck (), Wim Carton, Jens Friis Lund and Nils Markusson
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Holly Jean Buck: University at Buffalo
Wim Carton: Lund University
Jens Friis Lund: University of Copenhagen
Nils Markusson: Lancaster University

Nature Climate Change, 2023, vol. 13, issue 4, 317-319

Abstract: Achieving net zero means balancing remaining emissions with carbon removal, and understanding the nature and scope of residual emissions is key to planning decarbonized energy and industrial systems. However, our analysis of long-term climate strategies shows that many governments lack clear projections for residual emissions at net zero.

Date: 2023
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