The calculation method is based solely on observations rather than models and scenarios. According to the study, international climate policy has to become even more ambitious.
The calculation method is based solely on observations rather than models and scenarios. According to the study, international climate policy has to become even more ambitious.
The central aim of the Paris climate agreement is clear: Limiting man-made global warming to well below 2°C.
This limit requires a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to net zero. But what do the intermediate stages look like? How big should the reduction in emissions be within the next five, ten, or fifteen years? And which emissions pathway should we follow?
There is no consensus on these issues between countries, which complicates the active implementation of the Paris Agreement.
A research team led by the University of Bern has now developed a new method to determine the necessary reduction in emissions on a continuous basis.
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