Irreversible does not mean unavoidable

Science

Volumn 340, Issue 6131, 2013, Pages 438-439

  Matthews, H Damon ^a   Solomon, Susan ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; TIMESCALE;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; EXHAUST GAS;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876672531     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1236372     Document Type: Short Survey

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