Multi-gas emission envelopes to meet greenhouse gas concentration targets: Costs versus certainty of limiting temperature increase

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 260-280

  den Elzen, Michel ^a   Meinshausen, Malte ^b   van Vuuren, Detlef ^a  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate risks; Climate target; Emissions pathway; Mitigation costs; Scenario

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; MITIGATION; STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TRADE-OFF;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 34248204120     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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