Browsing Journal articles by Journals "Environmental Research Letters"
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Biofuel burning and human respiration bias on satellite estimates of fossil fuel CO2 emissions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The satellites that have been designed to support the monitoring of fossil fuel CO2 emissions aim to systematically measure atmospheric CO2 plumes generated by intense emissions from large cities, power plants and industrial ... -
Climate effects of non-compliant Volkswagen diesel cars
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Climate policy and dependence on traded carbon
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)A growing number of countries regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions occurring within their borders, but due to rapid growth in international trade, the products consumed in many of the same countries increasingly rely ... -
Combined impacts of climate and air pollution on human health and agricultural productivity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Climate change and air pollution can interact to amplify risks to human health and crop production. This has significant implications for our ability to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (e.g. SDGs 2, 3, 13, 15) and ... -
A decentralized approach to model national and global food and land use systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The achievement of several sustainable development goals and the Paris Climate Agreement depends on rapid progress towards sustainable food and land systems in all countries. We have built a flexible, collaborative modeling ... -
Evaluation of CMIP5 and CMIP6 simulations of historical surface air temperature extremes using proper evaluation methods
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Reliable projections of extremes by climate models are becoming increasingly important in the context of climate change and associated societal impacts. Extremes are by definition rare events, characterized by a small ... -
Global fossil carbon emissions rebound near pre-COVID-19 levels
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Fossil CO2 emissions in 2021 grew an estimated 4.2% (3.5%–4.8%) to 36.2 billion metric tons compared with 2020, pushing global emissions back close to 2019 levels (36.7 Gt CO2). -
Global premature mortality due to anthropogenic outdoor air pollution and the contribution of past climate change
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Land cover change in low-warming scenarios may enhance the climate role of secondary organic aerosols
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Most socioeconomic pathways compatible with the aims of the Paris Agreement include large changes to land use and land cover. The associated vegetation changes can interact with the atmosphere and climate through numerous ... -
Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C will lower increases in inequalities of four hazard indicators of climate change
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Clarifying characteristics of hazards and risks of climate change at 2 °C and 1.5 °C global warming is important for understanding the implications of the Paris Agreement. We perform and analyze large ensembles of 2 °C ... -
Measuring a fair and ambitious climate agreement using cumulative emissions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Policy makers have called for a 'fair and ambitious' global climate agreement. Scientific constraints, such as the allowable carbon emissions to avoid exceeding a 2 °C global warming limit with 66% probability, can help ... -
Much of zero emissions commitment occurs before reaching net zero emissions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)We explore the response of the Earth’s coupled climate and carbon system to an idealized sequential addition and removal of CO2 to the atmosphere, following a symmetric and continuous emissions pathway, in contrast to the ... -
Neglected implications of land-use and land-cover changes on the climate-health nexus
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Climate change can substantially affect temperature-related mortality and morbidity, especially under high greenhouse gas emission pathways. Achieving the Paris Agreement goals require not only drastic reductions in fossil ... -
Observed and simulated temperature extremes during the recent warming hiatus
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The discrepancy between recent observed and simulated trends in global mean surface temperature has provoked a debate about possible causes and implications for future climate change projections. However, little has been ... -
Perspectives on tipping points in integrated models of the natural and human Earth system: Cascading effects and telecoupling
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The Earth system and the human system are intrinsically linked. Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have led to the climate crisis, which is causing unprecedented extreme events and could trigger Earth system tipping ... -
Projecting future forest microclimate using a land surface model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The forest understory experiences temperature variations that are dampened compared to adjacent open areas, allowing the development of a forest microclimate and associated ecological conditions. It is however unclear to ... -
Research priorities for negative emissions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere (CDR)—also known as 'negative emissions'—features prominently in most 2 °C scenarios and has been under increased scrutiny by scientists, citizens, and policymakers. Critics argue ... -
A review of trends and drivers of greenhouse gas emissions by sector from 1990 to 2018
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be traced to five economic sectors: energy, industry, buildings, transport and AFOLU (agriculture, forestry and other land uses). In this topical review, we synthesise the literature ... -
Similar patterns of tropical precipitation and circulation changes under solar and greenhouse gas forcing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Theory and model evidence indicate a higher global hydrological sensitivity for the same amount of surface warming to solar as to greenhouse gas (GHG) forcing, but regional patterns are highly uncertain due to their ... -
Stable climate metrics for emissions of short and long-lived species—combining steps and pulses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Multi-gas climate agreements rely on a methodology (widely referred to as 'metrics') to place emissions of different gases on a CO2-equivalent scale. There has been an ongoing debate on the extent to which existing metrics ...