Sanderson, Benjamin M.; Knutti, Reto (2016): Delays in US mitigation could rule out Paris targets
Sanderson, Benjamin M.; Knutti, Reto (2016): Delays in US mitigation could rule out Paris targets. In: Nature Climate change. DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3193.
„Political upsets could stall coordinated international mitigation action, but emissions and investments over the next few years will have long-term consequences. Any delays to mitigation or cuts to renewable energy research by the US will likely render the 2 °C target unachievable if a global precedent is set. […] The only alternative would be an overshoot in temperature and negative emissions thereafter. Research in negative emissions should therefore be a priority, but near term policy should work under the assumption that such technology would not be available at large scale and low cost soon.“