TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lawrence, Mark
A1  - Schäfer, Stefan
A1  - Muri, Helene
A1  - Scott, Vivian
A1  - Oschlies, Andreas
A1  - Vaughan, Naomi E.
A1  - Boucher, Olivier
A1  - Schmidt, Hauke
A1  - Haywood, Jim
A1  - Scheffran, Jürgen
T1  - Evaluating climate geoengineering proposals in the context of the Paris Agreement temperature goals
JF  - Nature Communications
N2  - Current mitigation efforts and existing future commitments are inadequate to accomplish the Paris Agreement temperature goals. In light of this, research and debate are intensifying on the possibilities of additionally employing proposed climate geoengineering technologies, either through atmospheric carbon dioxide removal or farther-reaching interventions altering the Earth’s radiative energy budget. Although research indicates that several techniques may eventually have the physical potential to contribute to limiting climate change, all are in early stages of development, involve substantial uncertainties and risks, and raise ethical and governance dilemmas. Based on present knowledge, climate geoengineering techniques cannot be relied on to significantly contribute to meeting the Paris Agreement temperature goals.
KW  - Atmospheric chemistry
KW  - Atmospheric dynamics
KW  - Atmospheric science
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Environmental impact
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05938-3
SN  - 2041-1723
VL  - 9
PB  - Nature Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  -