Scenarios, targets, gaps, and costs

March 30, 2005

Book Chapter

Scenarios, targets, gaps, and costs

Abstract

This paper explores the connection between human activities and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. t explores the implication of the wide range of emissions scenarios developed by the IPCC in the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios and concludes that a robust finding is that major changes will be required in the global energy system if the concentration of carbon dioxide is eventually to be stabilized.

Revised: July 10, 2007 | Published: March 30, 2005

Citation

Edmonds J.A., F. Joos, N. Nakicenovic, R.G. Richels, and J.L. Sarmiento. 2005. Scenarios, targets, gaps, and costs. In The Global Carbon Cycle: Integrating Humans, Climate, and the Natural World (SCOPE Series), edited by Chris Field and Michael Raupach. 77-102. Washington, District Of Columbia:Island Press. PNNL-SA-44768.