National contributions to climate change due to historical emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide since 1850
University of East Anglia · Tyndall Centre · +7 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract Anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) have made significant contributions to global warming since the pre-industrial period and are therefore targeted in international climate policy. There is substantial interest in tracking and apportioning national contributions to climate change and informing equitable commitments to decarbonisation. Here, we introduce a new dataset of national contributions to global warming caused by historical emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide during the years 1851–2021, which are consistent with the latest findings of the IPCC. We calculate the global mean surface temperature response to historical…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 70.97
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 89
Authors
10- MWMatthew W. JonesCorresponding
University of East Anglia, Tyndall Centre
- GPGlen P. Peters
CICERO Center for International Climate Research
- TGThomas Gasser
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
- RMRobbie M. Andrew
CICERO Center for International Climate Research
- CSClemens Schwingshackl
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Topics & keywords
- Nitrous oxide
- Methane
- Carbon dioxide
- Environmental science
- Greenhouse gas
- Climate change
- Atmospheric methane
- Environmental chemistry
- Climate action