Climate Stabilization Targets
National Research Council / Division on Earth and Life Studies / Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate / Committee on Stabilization Targets for Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
Emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels have ushered in a new epoch where human activities will largely determine the evolution of Earth's climate. Because carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is long lived, it can effectively lock the Earth and future generations into a range of impacts, some of which could become very severe. Emissions reductions decisions made today matter in determining impacts experienced not just over th...