Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk

Joeri Rogelj, Taryn Fransen, Michel G.J. den Elzen, Robin D. Lamboll, Clea Schumer, Takeshi Kuramochi, Frederic Hans, Silke Mooldijk, Joana Portugal-Pereira

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Abstract

Looking at policies instead of promises shows that global climate targets may be missed by a large margin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1014-1016
Number of pages3
JournalScience (New York, N.Y.)
Volume380
Issue number6649
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Jun 2023

Funding

The authors thank the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) for hosting the emission pathway data used in the IPCC SR15 and IPCC AR6 WG III and C. Smith for making the FaIR model and its IPCC AR6 calibration openly accessible and reusable. J.R. and R.D.L. acknowledge support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreements no. 820829 (CONSTRAIN) and no. 101003687 (PROVIDE), and under no. 101003536 (ESM2025) for J.R. only. T.F. acknowledges support from the Link Foundation. The authorsthanktheIntegratedAssessmentModeling Consortium(IAMC) andtheInternationalInstituteforApplied SystemsAnalysis(IIASA) forhostingtheemission pathway data usedin theIPCCSR15andIPCCAR6WGIIIandC.Smith formakingtheFaIRmodelandits IPCCAR6calibration openly accessibleandreusable.J.R.andR.D.L.acknowledgesup-port from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programundergrantagreements no.820829 (CONSTRAIN) andno.101003687(PROVIDE),andunderno. 101003536 (ESM2025) forJ.R.only.T.F.acknowledges sup-portfromtheLinkFoundation.

FundersFunder number
Consortium
IAMC
Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium
SystemsAnalysis
Link Foundation
Horizon 2020 Framework ProgrammeESM2025, 101003536, 820829
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

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