Committed sea-level rise under the Paris Agreement and the legacy of delayed mitigation action
Rising seas are a legacy of present and future climate change. Here the authors show that under the Paris Agreement, emissions in the next decades have a strong influence on the amount of sea level rise in the centuries to come, with the uncertainty dominated by ice-sheet contributions.
Published in: | Nature Communications |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02985-8 https://doaj.org/article/23ebfa0039754c96948720022ea425c8 |
Summary: | Rising seas are a legacy of present and future climate change. Here the authors show that under the Paris Agreement, emissions in the next decades have a strong influence on the amount of sea level rise in the centuries to come, with the uncertainty dominated by ice-sheet contributions. |
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