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Define limits for temperature overshoot targets

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Temperature overshoot scenarios that make the 1.5 °C climate target feasible could turn into sources of political flexibility. Climate scientists must provide clear constraints on overshoot magnitude, duration and timing, to ensure accountability.

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Fig. 1: Schematic for policy-relevant parameters of temperature overshoot targets.

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  1. German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin, Germany

    Oliver Geden

  2. Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Oliver Geden

  3. Center for Applied Economic Research (CAWM) at the University of Münster, Münster, Germany

    Andreas Löschel

  4. Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Andreas Löschel

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Geden, O., Löschel, A. Define limits for temperature overshoot targets. Nature Geosci 10, 881–882 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-017-0026-z

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