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Stabilization and Global Climate Policy

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dc.creator Sarofim, Marcus C.
dc.creator Forest, Chris Eliot.
dc.creator Reiner, David M.
dc.creator Reilly, John M.
dc.date 2004-07-20T14:51:52Z
dc.date 2004-07-20T14:51:52Z
dc.date 2004-07
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-09T02:39:50Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-09T02:39:50Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-09
dc.identifier http://mit.edu/globalchange/www/abstracts.html#a110
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5423
dc.identifier Report no. 110
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1721
dc.description Academic 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.
dc.description Abstract 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/).
dc.description Sarofim was supported in part by a Martin Sustainability Fellowship
dc.format 290382 bytes
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en_US
dc.publisher MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
dc.relation ;Report no. 110
dc.subject climate
dc.subject greenhouse effect
dc.subject model
dc.subject policy
dc.subject methane
dc.subject carbon dioxide
dc.title Stabilization and Global Climate Policy


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