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Getting It Right Matters: Temperature Goal Interpretations in Geoscience Research
Author(s) -
Rogelj Joeri,
Schleussner CarlFriedrich,
Hare William
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1002/2017gl075612
Subject(s) - clarity , context (archaeology) , global warming , term (time) , climate change , earth science , political science , environmental resource management , environmental science , geology , physics , chemistry , paleontology , biochemistry , oceanography , quantum mechanics
The adoption of the 1.5°C long‐term warming limit in the Paris Agreement made 1.5°C a “hot topic” in the scientific community, with researchers eager to address this issue. Long‐term warming limits have a decade‐long history in international policy. To effectively inform the climate policy debate, geoscience research hence needs a core understanding of their legal and policy context. Here we describe this context in detail and illustrate its importance by showing the impact it can have on global carbon budget estimates. We show that definitional clarity is essential on this important matter.