Why the right climate target was agreed in Paris

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (), Stefan Rahmstorf () and Ricarda Winkelmann ()
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Hans Joachim Schellnhuber: Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Stefan Rahmstorf and Ricarda Winkelmann are at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Stefan Rahmstorf: Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Stefan Rahmstorf and Ricarda Winkelmann are at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Ricarda Winkelmann: Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Stefan Rahmstorf and Ricarda Winkelmann are at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 7, 649-653

Abstract: The Paris Agreement duly reflects the latest scientific understanding of systemic global warming risks. Limiting the anthropogenic temperature anomaly to 1.5–2 °C is possible, yet requires transformational change across the board of modernity.

Date: 2016
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