The climate response to five trillion tonnes of carbon

Katarzyna B. Tokarska (), Nathan P. Gillett, Andrew J. Weaver, Vivek K. Arora and Michael Eby
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Katarzyna B. Tokarska: School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria
Nathan P. Gillett: Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change Canada, University of Victoria
Andrew J. Weaver: School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria
Vivek K. Arora: Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change Canada, University of Victoria
Michael Eby: School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 9, 851-855

Abstract: Long-term model simulations show that a linear relationship between atmospheric warming and cumulative CO2 emissions holds up to 5 trillion tonnes of carbon (EgC), the estimated total fossil fuel resource in the absence of mitigation efforts.

Date: 2016
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