Sea-level commitment as a gauge for climate policy

Peter U. Clark; Alan C. Mix; Michael Eby; Anders Levermann; Joeri Rogelj; Alexander Nauels; David J. Wrathall

doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0226-6

Sea-level commitment as a gauge for climate policy

Peter U. Clark, Alan C. Mix, Michael Eby, Anders Levermann, Joeri Rogelj, Alexander Nauels, David J. Wrathall

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A well-defined relationship between global mean sea-level rise and cumulative carbon emissions can be used to inform policy about emission limits to prevent dangerous and essentially permanent anthropogenic interference with the climate system.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	653-655
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Climate Change
Volume	8
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0226-6
Publication status	Published - 16 Jul 2018

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