Abstract

Several studies have shown that the greenhouse gas reduction resulting from the current nationally determined contributions (NDCs) will not be enough to meet the overall targets of the Paris Climate Agreement. It has been suggested that more ambition mitigations of short-lived climate forcer (SLCF) emissions could potentially be a way to reduce the risk of overshooting the 1.5 or 2 °C target in a cost-effective way. In this study, we employ eight state-of-the-art integrated assessment models (IAMs) to examine the global temperature effects of ambitious reductions of methane, black and organic carbon, and hydrofluorocarbon emissions.

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Gunnar Luderer
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Steven J. Smith
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Shinichiro Fujimori
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Kimon Keramidas
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Fuminori Sano
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Zbigniew Klimont
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Keywan Riahi
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Lara Aleluia Reis
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Laurent Drouet
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Detlef P. van Vuuren
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Jérôme Hilaire
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Oliver Fricko
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Mathijs Harmsen
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Durand-Lasserve, Olivier
Energy Macro & Microeconomics
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