Sharing a quota on cumulative carbon emissions

Michael R. Raupach (), Steven J. Davis, Glen Peters, Robbie M. Andrew, Josep G. Canadell, Philippe Ciais, Pierre Friedlingstein, Frank Jotzo, Detlef P. van Vuuren and Corinne Le Quéré
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Michael R. Raupach: Climate Change Institute, Australian National University
Steven J. Davis: University of California
Robbie M. Andrew: Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo (CICERO)
Josep G. Canadell: Global Carbon Project, Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship
Philippe Ciais: IPSL-LSCE, CEA CNRS UVSQ, Centre d'Etudes Orme des Merisiers
Pierre Friedlingstein: College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter
Frank Jotzo: Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Detlef P. van Vuuren: PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Corinne Le Quéré: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia

Nature Climate Change, 2014, vol. 4, issue 10, 873-879

Abstract: Future cumulative CO2 emissions consistent with a given warming limit are a finite common global resource that countries need to share — a carbon quota. Strategies to share a quota consistent with a 2 °C warming limit range from keeping the present distribution to reaching an equal per-capita distribution of cumulative emissions. This Perspective shows that a blend of these endpoints is the most viable solution.

Date: 2014
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