Stabilizing climate requires near-zero carbon emissions

Now that scientists have reached a consensus that carbon dioxide emissions from human activities are the major cause of global warming, the next question is: How can we stop it” Can we just cut back on carbon, or do we need to go cold turkey” According to a new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution, halfway measures won


In the study, to be published in Geophysical Research Letters, climate scientists Ken Caldeira and Damon Matthews used an Earth system model at the Carnegie Institution