Continuing emissions could quadruple the risks we face from climate change by 2100

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-10-01 01:00

Australia; International; QLD

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By the end of the 21st century, even a low carbon emissions pathway will see the risks we face as a result of climate change double what they are now, with continued high emissions set to quadruple the risk according to Aussie and international researchers. The researchers used the findings of this year's IPCC report into the potential ramifications of climate change to model the overall level of risk the world faces under different scenarios. The researchers say society has the potential to adapt enough to mitigate about 40 per cent of the increasing risk, but cannot eliminate all the risk we are set to face in the coming decades.

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conference: Nature Climate Change

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Organisation/s: The University of Queensland, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, France

Funder: We thank the following projects and organizations for financial support: the French National Research Agency (‘Investissements d’avenir programme’ Grant ANR-10-LABX-14-01 and STORISK Grant ANR-15-CE03-0003) (A.K.M., V.K.E.D.); the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Veolia Foundation, the IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre and the French Facility for Global Environment (J.-P.G., A.K.M.); the European Union and the ANR (INSeaPTION, Grant 690462) (V.K.E.D.); the Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship and Australian Research Council Centre for Excellence in Coral Reef Studies (O.H.-G.).

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