The Trillionth Tonne of Carbon and Why It Matters For Climate Change

Tue Apr 18 2023 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

Gresham College | London

Gresham College
Publisher/HostGresham College
The Trillionth Tonne of Carbon and Why It Matters For Climate Change
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To stop global warming, we need net zero carbon dioxide emissions.
About this Event

When we connect our model of the global carbon cycle to the model of atmosphere-ocean temperatures we find every tonne of CO2 we dump into the atmosphere ratchets up global temperatures, permanently, by around half a trillionth of a degree Celsius. So, to stop global warming, we need net zero carbon dioxide emissions. And to limit warming to 2°C, we need to limit the total amount we emit to around 3.7 trillion tonnes of CO2: one trillion tonnes of carbon.


A lecture by Myles Allen

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Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, London, United Kingdom

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