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Abstract
Background: GHG budgets highlight a need for urgency, yet analyses are often CO2-focused, with less attention paid to non-CO2. Results: In this paper, scenarios are used to explore non-CO2 drivers and barriers to their mitigation, drawing out implications for CO2 management. Results suggest that even optimistic technological and consumption-related developments lead to on-going increases in global N2O, largely to improve food security within a changing climate. This contrasts with existing analysis, where lower levels of N2O by 2050 are projected. Conclusions: As avoiding '2°C' limits the emissions budget, constraints on reducing non-CO2 add pressure to energy system decarbonization. Overlooking how a changing climate and rising consumption restricts efforts to curb non-CO2 will result in policies aiming to avoid 2°C falling short of the mark .
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 193-210 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Carbon Management |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Aug 2014 |
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Tyndall Manchester
McLachlan, C. (PI), Abi Ghanem, D. (CoI), Anderson, K. (CoI), Broderick, J. (CoI), Kuriakose, J. (CoI), Lea-Langton, A. (CoI), Larkin, A. (CoI), Gallego Schmid, A. (CoI), Sharmina, M. (CoI), Wood, R. (CoI) & Jones, C. (PI)
Project: Research
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SCI-A consumer-based view to mitigation and adaptation to climate change (Theme 3 flagship)
Larkin, A. (PI), Campbell, G. (CoI), Mander, S. (CoI), McLachlan, C. (CoI), Sadhukhan, J. (CoI) & Thornley, P. (CoI)
1/02/10 → 15/04/12
Project: Research