Nature Communications (May 2021)

On the optimality of 2°C targets and a decomposition of uncertainty

  • Kaj-Ivar van der Wijst,
  • Andries F. Hof,
  • Detlef P. van Vuuren

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22826-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Determining attractive response strategies for international climate policy is a complex task. Here, the authors develop a meta-model that disentangles the main uncertainties using full literature ranges and use it to directly compare the insights of the cost-minimising and cost-benefit modelling communities.