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dc.contributor.authorSarofim, Marcus C.
dc.contributor.authorForest, Chris Eliot.
dc.contributor.authorReiner, David M.
dc.contributor.authorReilly, John M.
dc.date.accessioned2004-07-20T14:51:52Z
dc.date.available2004-07-20T14:51:52Z
dc.date.issued2004-07
dc.identifier.urihttp://mit.edu/globalchange/www/abstracts.html#a110
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5423
dc.descriptionAbstract in HTML and technical report in PDF available on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change website (http://mit.edu/globalchange/www/).en
dc.description.abstractAcademic and political debates over long-run climate policy often invoke “stabilization” of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), but only rarely are non-CO2 greenhouse gases addressed explicitly. Even though the majority of short-term climate policies propose trading between gases on a global warming potential (GWP) basis, discussions of whether CO2 concentrations should be 450, 550, 650, or perhaps as much as 750 ppm leave unstated whether there should be no additional forcing from other GHGs beyond current levels or whether separate concentration targets should be established for each GHG. Here we use an integrated modeling framework to examine multi-gas stabilization in terms of temperature, economic costs, carbon uptake, and other important consequences. We show that there are significant differences in both costs and climate impacts between different "GWP equivalent" policies and demonstrate the importance of non-CO2 GHG reduction on timescales of up to several centuries.en
dc.description.sponsorshipSarofim was supported in part by a Martin Sustainability Fellowshipen
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Changeen
dc.relation.ispartofseries;Report no. 110
dc.subjectclimateen
dc.subjectgreenhouse effecten
dc.subjectmodelen
dc.subjectpolicyen
dc.subjectmethaneen
dc.subjectcarbon dioxideen
dc.titleStabilization and Global Climate Policyen
dc.identifier.citationReport no. 110en


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