Kovenock, M.; Swann, A. (2018): Leaf Trait Acclimation Amplifies Simulated Climate Warming in Response to Elevated Carbon Dioxide. In: Global Biogeochem. Cycles 165 (2), S. 351. DOI: 10.1029/2018GB005883.

"Here we show that one leaf trait acclimation in response to elevated carbon dioxide—a one‐third increase in leaf mass per area—significantly impacts climate and carbon cycling in Earth system model experiments. Global net primary productivity decreases (−5.8 PgC/year, 95% confidence interval [CI_95%] −5.5 to −6.0), representing a decreased carbon dioxide sink of similar magnitude to current annual fossil fuel emissions (8 PgC/year)."

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Deadline: 01. August 2018

"Carbon is an integral building block of life on Earth and has fueled unprecedented economic and societal progress. But with progress has come significant increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane, causing warming and other health and environmental impacts. While efforts to reduce reliance on carbon-based fuels proceed, there is also growing attention to ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, reliably sequester it, and develop commercial uses for it. Recent National Academies’ reports address scientific and technical issues related to methane emissions monitoring, measurement, and verification; a range of carbon dioxide removal and storage approaches; and utilization of carbon waste streams. This session will expand on these topics, inviting presentations that discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with evolving approaches to manage carbon."

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Cao, Long; Jiang, Jiu (2017): Simulated effect of carbon cycle feedback on climate response to solar geoengineering. In Geophys. Res. Lett. DOI: 10.1002/2017GL076546.

"Here we use an Earth system model to investigate interactive feedbacks between solar geoengineering, global carbon cycle, and climate change. We design idealized sunshade geoengineering simulations to prevent global warming from exceeding 2°C above pre-industrial under a CO₂ emission scenario with emission mitigation starting from mid-of-century."

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