Lu et al. (2025): Earth system responses under a global 2 °C-target scenario aligned with China’s carbon neutrality pledge
Yixiong Lu, Lei Jin, Junting Zhong, Xiaoye Zhang, Yanwu Zhang, Fanghua Wu, Fang Zhang, Zhili Wang, Jie Zhang, Xiaoge Xin, Tongwen Wu, Deying Wang, Da Zhang, Tianpeng Wang and Wei Hua, IN: Environmental Research Letters, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adfbfb
Achieving the Paris Agreement’s 2 °C target demands regionally tailored climate policies and proven negative emission strategies. This study uses a novel SSP2-com scenario that integrates updated emissions trajectories, China’s carbon neutrality pledge, and mid-to-late 21st century CDR deployment to assess Earth system responses.