Constraining future greenhouse gas emissions by a cumulative target

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 106, Issue 39, 2009, Pages 16539-16540

  England, Matthew H ^a   Gupta, Alexander Sen ^a   Pitman, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL;

CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAW; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

EID: 70349754500     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908197106     Document Type: Note

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