What emissions pathways are compatible with different levels of warming, including the consequences of temporary overshoot?
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ADJUST1.5: Defining ADJUSTable (emission) pathways to 1.5 degrees C warming, and assessing their feasibility, physical consequences and impacts.
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Quantifying the cumulative carbon emissions consistent with a 1.5C global warming (TCRE1.5)
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Why might this be relevant?
The project investigates potential biases in the remaining CO2 budget for limiting global warming to 1.5C, which partially addresses the question of emissions pathways compatible with different levels of warming.
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Metrics for Emissions Removal Limits for Nature
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Why might this be relevant?
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