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Current global efforts are insufficient to limit warming to 1.5°C by Matthews, H. Damon, Wynes, Seth

“…Human activities have caused global temperatures to increase by 1.25°C, and the current emissions trajectory suggests that we will exceed 1.5°C in less than 10…”
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Future CO₂ Emissions and Climate Change from Existing Energy Infrastructure by Davis, Steven J, Caldeira, Ken, Matthews, H. Damon

“…Slowing climate change requires overcoming inertia in political, technological, and geophysical systems. Of these, only geophysical warming commitment has been…”
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The long-term effect of increasing the albedo of urban areas by Akbari, Hashem, Damon Matthews, H, Seto, Donny

“…Solar reflective urban surfaces (white rooftops and light-colored pavements) can increase the albedo of an urban area by about 0.1. Increasing the albedo of…”
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The proportionality of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions by Matthews, H. Damon, Gillett, Nathan P, Stott, Peter A, Zickfeld, Kirsten

“…The global temperature response to increasing atmospheric CO2 is often quantified by metrics such as equilibrium climate sensitivity and transient climate…”
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Emission budgets and pathways consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 °C by Millar, Richard J., Fuglestvedt, Jan S., Friedlingstein, Pierre, Rogelj, Joeri, Grubb, Michael J., Matthews, H. Damon, Skeie, Ragnhild B., Forster, Piers M., Frame, David J., Allen, Myles R.

“…The Paris Agreement has opened debate on whether limiting warming to 1.5 °C is compatible with current emission pledges and warming of about 0.9 °C from the…”
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On the proportionality between global temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions during periods of net negative CO2 emissions by Zickfeld, Kirsten, MacDougall, Andrew H, Matthews, H Damon

“…Recent research has demonstrated that global mean surface air warming is approximately proportional to cumulative CO2 emissions. This proportional relationship…”
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Accounting for the climate benefit of temporary carbon storage in nature by Matthews, H. Damon, Zickfeld, Kirsten, Koch, Alexander, Luers, Amy

“…Nature-based climate solutions can contribute to climate mitigation, but the vulnerability of land carbon to disturbances means that efforts to slow or reverse…”
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Transient climate-carbon simulations of planetary geoengineering by Matthews, H. Damon, Caldeira, Ken

“…Geoengineering (the intentional modification of Earth's climate) has been proposed as a means of reducing CO₂-induced climate warming while greenhouse gas…”
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Focus on cumulative emissions, global carbon budgets and the implications for climate mitigation targets by Matthews, H Damon, Zickfeld, Kirsten, Knutti, Reto, Allen, Myles R

“…The Environmental Research Letters focus issue on 'Cumulative Emissions, Global Carbon Budgets and the Implications for Climate Mitigation Targets' was…”
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Allocating a 2 °C cumulative carbon budget to countries by Gignac, Renaud, Matthews, H Damon

“…Recent estimates of the global carbon budget, or allowable cumulative CO2 emissions consistent with a given level of climate warming, have the potential to…”
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Setting cumulative emissions targets to reduce the risk of dangerous climate change by Zickfeld, Kirsten, Eby, Michael, Matthews, H. Damon, Weaver, Andrew J

“…Avoiding "dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system" requires stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and substantial…”
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Atmospheric methane removal: a research agenda by Jackson, Robert B, Abernethy, Sam, Canadell, Josep G, Cargnello, Matteo, Davis, Steven J, Féron, Sarah, Fuss, Sabine, Heyer, Alexander J, Hong, Chaopeng, Jones, Chris D, Damon Matthews, H, O'Connor, Fiona M, Pisciotta, Maxwell, Rhoda, Hannah M, de Richter, Renaud, Solomon, Edward I, Wilcox, Jennifer L, Zickfeld, Kirsten

“…Atmospheric methane removal (e.g. methane oxidation to carbon dioxide) may be needed to offset continued methane release and limit the global warming…”
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Missing density: assessing support for compact cities among Canadian municipal officials and members of the public by Wynes, Seth, Matthews, H. Damon

“…Developing compact urban form is a key strategy for the decarbonization of cities. Though many Canadian municipalities have declared climate emergencies, few…”
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1.5 °C carbon budget dependent on carbon cycle uncertainty and future non-CO2 forcing by Mengis, Nadine, Partanen, Antti-Ilari, Jalbert, Jonathan, Matthews, H. Damon

“…Estimates of the 1.5 °C carbon budget vary widely among recent studies, emphasizing the need to better understand and quantify key sources of uncertainty. Here…”
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Exposure to excessive heat and impacts on labour productivity linked to cumulative CO2 emissions by Chavaillaz, Yann, Roy, Philippe, Partanen, Antti-Ilari, Da Silva, Laurent, Bresson, Émilie, Mengis, Nadine, Chaumont, Diane, Matthews, H. Damon

“…Cumulative CO 2 emissions are a robust predictor of mean temperature increase. However, many societal impacts are driven by exposure to extreme weather…”
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Cumulative carbon as a policy framework for achieving climate stabilization by Matthews, H. Damon, Solomon, Susan, Pierrehumbert, Raymond

“…The primary objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that will avoid…”
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Quantifying the Limits of a Linear Temperature Response to Cumulative CO₂ Emissions by Leduc, Martin, Matthews, H. Damon, de Elía, Ramón

“…Recent studies have shown that the transient climate response to cumulative carbon emissions (TCRE) of the global temperature can be well approximated by a…”
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Mitigation and adaptation emissions embedded in the broader climate transition by Lesk, Corey, Csala, Denes, Hasse, Robin, Sgouridis, Sgouris, Levesque, Antoine, Mach, Katharine J, Horen Greenford, Daniel, Matthews, H Damon, Horton, Radley M

“…Climate change necessitates a global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while adapting to increased climate risks. This broader climate transition will…”
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Sensitivity of carbon budgets to permafrost carbon feedbacks and non-CO2 forcings by MacDougall, Andrew H, Zickfeld, Kirsten, Knutti, Reto, Matthews, H Damon

“…The near proportionality between cumulative CO2 emissions and change in near surface temperature can be used to define a carbon budget: a finite quantity of…”
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Linking cumulative carbon emissions to observable climate impacts by Nzotungicimpaye, Claude-Michel, Matthews, H Damon

“…Abstract Anthropogenic CO 2 emissions are causing climate change, and impacts of climate change are already affecting every region on Earth. The purpose of…”
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