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The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project

The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project is a collaborative effort to understand how countries can transition to a low-carbon economy by mid-century and how the world can meet the 2 degree Celsius…

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Comparing with the Potential Emissions from Fossil Fuel Reserves and Resources

This chapter compares the global budget for CO2 energy emissions to stay within the 2 degree limit with the potential emissions embedded into the fossil fuel reserves and resources, which is…

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The Business as Usual Trajectory

This chapter discusses the objective of limiting the temperature increase to less than 2 degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial level. The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize…

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The Consequences of the BAU Trajectory

In this chapter, Emmanuel Guérin discusses the consequences of temperature increases that result from rising greenhouse gas emissions. Global warming of 4 degrees Celsius or more would have…

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Seal Level Rise Projections

Looks more in-depth at what the realistic predictions of sea-level rise are for the different RCPs. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Stabilizing CO2 Concentrations

Focuses on how the world can still maintain CO2 levels below the threshold of dangerous warming by 2100, highlighting the procrastination penalty. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC 4.0…

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Surface Temperature Projections

Looks at the uncertainty of the different representative concentration pathways as well as the variability of the different factors that play into climate change. This video is licensed under the CC…

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Emissions Scenarios

Takes a look at the different representative concentration pathways that the world could take moving into the future and their impact on global warming. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA…

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