• A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks 

      Tian, Hanqin; Xu, Rongting; Canadell, Josep G.; Thompson, Rona Louise; Winiwarter, Wilfried; Suntharalingam, Parvadha; Davidson, Eric A.; Ciais, Philippe; Jackson, Robert B.; Janssens-Maenhout, Greet; Prather, Michael J.; Regnier, Pierre; Pan, Naiqing; Pan, Shufen; Peters, Glen Philip; Shi, Hao; Tubiello, Francesco N.; Zaehle, Sönke; Zhou, Feng; Arneth, Almut; Battaglia, Gianna; Berthet, Sarah; Bopp, Laurent; Bouwman, Alexander F.; Buitenhuis, Erik T.; Chang, Jinfeng; Chipperfield, Martyn P.; Dangal, Shree R, S,; Dlugokencky, Edward; Elkins, James W.; Eyre, Bradley D.; Fu, Bojie; Hall, Bradley; Ito, Akihiko; Joos, Fortunat; Krummel, Paul B.; Landolfi, Angela; Laruelle, Goulven G.; Lauerwald, Ronny; Li, Wei; Lienert, Sebastian; Maavara, Taylor; Macleod, Michael; Millet, Dylan B.; Olin, Stefan; Patra, Prabir K.; Prinn, Ronald G.; Raymond, Peter A.; Ruiz, Daniel J.; van der Werf, Guido R.; Vuichard, Nicolas; Wang, Junjie; Weiss, Ray F.; Wells, Kelley C.; Wilson, Chris; Yang, Jia; Yao, Yuanzhi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Nitrous oxide (N2O), like carbon dioxide, is a long-lived greenhouse gas that accumulates in the atmosphere. Over the past 150 years, increasing atmospheric N2O concentrations have contributed to stratospheric ozone ...
    • AERA-MIP: emission pathways, remaining budgets, and carbon cycle dynamics compatible with 1.5 and 2 °C global warming stabilization 

      Silvy, Yona; Frölicher, Thomas L.; Terhaar, Jens; Joos, Fortunat; Burger, Friedrich A.; Lacroix, Fabrice; Allen, Myles; Bernardello, Raffaele; Bopp, Laurent; Brovkin, Victor; Buzan, Jonathan R.; Cadule, Patricia; Dix, Martin; Dunne, John; Friedlingstein, Pierre; Georgievski, Goran; Hajima, Tomohiro; Jenkins, Stuart; Kawamiya, Michio; Kiang, Nancy Y.; Lapin, Vladimir; Lee, Donghyun; Lerner, Paul; Mengis, Nadine; Monteiro, Estela A.; Paynter, David; Peters, Glen Philip; Romanou, Anastasia; Schwinger, Jörg; Sparrow, Sarah; Stofferahn, Eric; Tjiputra, Jerry; Tourigny, Etienne; Ziehn, Tilo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      While international climate policies now focus on limiting global warming to well below 2 °C or pursuing a 1.5 °C level of global warming, the climate modelling community has not provided an experimental design in which ...
    • Ambitious efforts on residual emissions can reduce CO<inf>2</inf> removal and lower peak temperatures in a net-zero future 

      Fuhrman, Jay; Speizer, Simone; O’Rourke, Patrick; Peters, Glen Philip; McJeon, Haewon; Monteith, Seth; Aldrete Lopez, Laura; Wang, Frances M (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is expected to play a critical role in reaching net zero CO2 and especially net zero greenhouse gase (GHG) emissions. However, the extent to which the role of CDR in counterbalancing residual ...
    • Betting on negative emissions 

      Fuss, Sabine; Canadell, Josep G.; Peters, Glen Philip; Tavoni, M.; Andrew, Robbie; Ciais, Philippe; Jackson, Robert B.; Jones, Chris D.; Kraxner, Florian; Nakicenovic, Nebojsa; Le Quéré, Corinne; Raupach, Michael R.; Sharifi, Ayyoob; Smith, Pete; Yamagata, Yyoshiki (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage could be used to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, its credibility as a climate change mitigation option is unproven and its widespread deployment in climate ...
    • Biofuel burning and human respiration bias on satellite estimates of fossil fuel CO2 emissions 

      Ciais, Philippe; Wang, Yilong; Andrew, Robbie; Bréon, François-Marie; Chevallier, Frédéric; Broquet, Grégoire; Nabuurs, Gert-Jan; Peters, Glen Philip; McGrath, Matthew; Meng, Wenjun; Zheng, Bo; Tao, Shu (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 ...
    • Bring digital twins back to Earth 

      Saltelli, Andrea; Gigerenzer, Gerd; Hulme, Mike; Katsikopoulos, Konstantinos V.; Melsen, Lieke A.; Peters, Glen Philip; Pielke, Roger; Robertson, Simon; Stirling, Andy; Tavoni, Massimo; Puy, Arnald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      We reflect on the development of digital twins of the Earth, which we associate with a reductionist view of nature as a machine. The projects of digital twins deviate from contemporary scientific paradigms in the treatment ...
    • Challenges in the harmonisation of global integrated assessment models: A comprehensive methodology to reduce model response heterogeneity 

      Giarola, Sara; Mittal, Shivika; Vielle, Marc; Perdana, Sigit; Campagnolo, Lorenza; Delpiazzo, Elisa; Bui, Ha; Kraavi, Annela Anger; Kolpakov, Andrey; Sognnæs, Ida Andrea Braathen; Peters, Glen Philip; Hawkes, Adam; Köberle, Alexandre C.; Grant, Neil; Gambhir, Ajay; Nikas, Alexandros; Doukas, Haris; Moreno, Jorge; van de Ven, Dirk-Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Harmonisation sets the ground to a solid inter-comparison of integrated assessment models. A clear and transparent harmonisation process promotes a consistent interpretation of the modelling outcomes divergences and, ...
    • CICERO Simple Climate Model (CICERO-SCM v1.1.1) – an improved simple climate model with a parameter calibration tool 

      Sandstad, Marit; Aamaas, Borgar; Johansen, Ane Nordlie; Lund, Marianne Tronstad; Peters, Glen Philip; Samset, Bjørn Hallvard; Sanderson, Benjamin; Skeie, Ragnhild Bieltvedt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      The CICERO Simple Climate Model (CICERO-SCM) is a lightweight, semi-empirical model of global climate. Here we present a new open-source Python port of the model for use in climate assessment and research. The new version ...
    • Climate action post-Paris: how can the IPCC stay relevant? 

      Hermansen, Erlend Andre T.; Boasson, Elin Lerum; Peters, Glen Philip (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been a crucial facilitator of climate change research and governance. After its sixth assessment cycle, the organization is at a critical juncture. The amount of ...
    • Climate policy and dependence on traded carbon 

      Andrew, Robbie; Davis, Steven J.; Peters, Glen Philip (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 ...
    • Climate warming feedback from mountain birch forest expansion: Reduced albedo dominates carbon uptake 

      de Wit, Heleen; Bryn, Anders; Hofgaard, Annika; Karstensen, Jonas; Kvalevåg, Maria Malene; Peters, Glen Philip (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)
      Expanding high elevation and high latitude forest has contrasting climate feedbacks through carbon sequestration (cooling) and reduced surface reflectance (warming), which are yet poorly quantified. Here, we present an ...
    • CO2 emissions from biomass combustion for bioenergy: atmospheric decay and contribution to global warming 

      Cherubini, Francesco; Peters, Glen Philip; Berntsen, Terje Koren; Strømman, Anders Hammer; Hertwich, Edgar G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from biomass combustion are traditionally assumed climate neutral if the bioenergy system is carbon (C) flux neutral, i.e. the CO2 released from biofuel combustion approximately equals the ...
    • Coal transitions—part 2: phase-out dynamics in global long-term mitigation scenarios 

      Minx, Jan C; Hilaire, Jerome; Müller-Hansen, Finn; Nemet, Gregory; Diluiso, Francesca; Andrew, Robbie; Ayas, Ceren; Bauer, Nico; Bi, Stephen L; Clarke, Leon; Creutzig, Felix; Cui, Ryna Yiyun; Jotzo, Frank; Kalkuhl, Matthias; Lamb, William F; Löschel, Andreas; Manych, Niccolò; Meinshausen, Malte; Oei, Pao-Yu; Peters, Glen Philip; Sovacool, Benjamin; Steckel, Jan C; Thomas, Sebastian; Workman, Annabelle; Wiseman, John (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      A rapid phase-out of unabated coal use is essential to limit global warming to below 2 °C. This review presents a comprehensive assessment of coal transitions in mitigation scenarios consistent with the Paris Agreement, ...
    • COMPARING THE GTAP-MRIO AND WIOD DATABASES FOR CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS 

      Arto, I; Rueda-Cantuche, JM; Peters, Glen Philip (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      We explore two different worldwide multi-regional input–output (MRIO) databases (Global Trade Analysis Project-MRIO and World Input–Output Database) for the calculation of the global carbon footprint (CF) of nations. We ...
    • Comparison of observation- and inventory-based methane emissions for eight large global emitters 

      Peters, Glen Philip; Engelen, Richard; Houweling, Sander; Brunner, Dominik; Tsuruta, Aki; Matthews, Bradley; Patra, Prabir K.; Belikov, Dmitry; Thompson, Rona Louise; Hoglund-Isaksson, Lena; Zhang, Wenxin; Segers, Arjo; Etiope, Giuseppe; Ciotoli, Giancarlo; Peylin, Philippe; Chevallier, Frédéric; Aalto, Tuula; Andrew, Robbie; Bastviken, David; Berchet, Antoine; Broquet, Gregoire; Conchedda, Giulia; Dellaert, Stijn N. C.; van der Gon, Hugo Denier; Gütschow, Johannes; Haussaire, Jean-Matthieu; Lauerwald, Ronny; Markkanen, Tiina; van Peet, Jacob C. A.; Pison, Isabelle; Regnier, Pierre; Sollum, Espen; Scholze, Marko; Tenkanen, Maria; Tubiello, Francesco N.; van der Werf, Guido R.; Worden, John R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Monitoring the spatial distribution and trends in surface greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes, as well as flux attribution to natural and anthropogenic processes, is essential to track progress under the Paris Agreement and to ...
    • Consumption-based GHG emission accounting: a UK case study 

      Barrett, John; Peters, Glen Philip; Wiedmann, Thomas; Scott, Kate; Lenzen, Manfred; Roelich, Katy; Le Quéré, Corinne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Global GHG emissions continue to rise, with nearly a quarter of it due to trade that is not currently captured within global climate policy. In the context of current trade patterns and limited global cooperation on climate ...
    • Does a change in the 'global net zero' language matter? 

      Parris, Hannah; Anger-Kraavi, Annela; Peters, Glen Philip (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Changes in language used in long term climate policy can undermine their credibility and discourage climate action. Previous IPCC reports have promoted an idea of reaching ‘global net zero’ (GNZ) emissions by 2050 in order ...
    • Emerging reporting and verification needs under the Paris Agreement: How can the research community effectively contribute? 

      Perugini, Lucia; Pellis, Guido; Grassi, Giacomo; Ciais, Philippe; Dolman, Han; House, Jo; Peters, Glen Philip; Smith, Pete; Günther, Dirk; Peylin, Philippe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories represent the link between national and international political actions on climate change, and climate and environmental sciences. Inventory agencies need to include, in national ...
    • Empirical estimates of regional carbon budgets imply reduced global soil heterotrophic respiration 

      Ciais, Philippe; Yao, Yitong; Gasser, Thomas; Baccini, Alessandro; Wang, Yilong; Lauerwald, Ronny; Peng, Shushi; Bastos, Ana; Li, Wei; Raymond, Peter A; Canadell, Josep G.; Peters, Glen Philip; Andres, Robert J.; Chang, Jinfeng; Yue, Chao; Dolman, A. Johannes; Haverd, Vanessa; Hartmann, Jens; Laruelle, Goulven; Konings, Alexandra G; King, Anthony W; Liu, Yi; Luyssaert, Sebastiaan; Maignan, Fabienne; Patra, Prabir K.; Peregon, Anna; Regnier, Pierre; Pongratz, Julia; Poulter, Ben; Shvidenko, Anatoly; Valentini, Riccardo; Wang, Rong; Broquet, Grégoire; Yin, Yi; Zscheischler, Jakob; Guenet, Bertrand; Goll, Daniel S.; Ballantyne, Ashley P.; Yang, Hui; Qiu, Chunjing; Zhu, Dan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Resolving regional carbon budgets is critical for informing land-based mitigation policy. For nine regions covering nearly the whole globe, we collected inventory estimates of carbon-stock changes complemented by satellite ...
    • European anthropogenic AFOLU greenhouse gas emissions: A review and benchmark data 

      Petrescu, Ana Maria Roxana; Peters, Glen Philip; Janssens-Maenhout, Greet; Ciais, Philippe; Tubiello, Francesco N.; Grassi, Giacomo; Nabuurs, Gert-Jan; Leip, Adrian; Carmona-Garcia, Gema; Winiwarter, Wilfried; Höglund-Isaksson, Lena; Günther, Dirk; Solazzo, Efisio; Kiesow, Anja; Bastos, Ana; Pongratz, Julia; Nabel, Julia E.M.S.; Conchedda, Giulia; Pilli, Roberto; Andrew, Robbie; Schelhaas, Mart-Jan; Dolman, Albertus J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and removals from land, including both anthropogenic and natural fluxes, require reliable quantification, including estimates of uncertainties, to support credible mitigation action under ...