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Magnan, A, Bille, R, Cooley, SR, Kelly, R, Portner, HO, Turley, CM and Gattuso, J-P 2015 Intertwined ocean and climate: implications for international climate negotiations. Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales, IDDRI, 4pp. (IDDRI Policy Briefs N°04/2015)
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Abstract/Summary
The atmosphere and ocean are two components of the Earth system that are essential for life, yet humankind is altering both. Contemporary climate change is now a well-identified problem: anthropogenic causes, disturbance in extreme events patterns, gradual environmental changes, widespread impacts on life and natural resources, and multiple threats to human societies all around the world. But part of the problem remains largely unknown outside the scientific community: significant changes are also occurring in the ocean, threatening life and its sustainability on Earth. This Policy Brief explains the significance of these changes in the ocean. It is based on a scientific paper recently published in Science (Gattuso et al., 2015), which synthesizes recent and future changes to the ocean and its ecosystems, as well as to the goods and services they provide to humans. Two contrasting CO2 emission scenarios are considered: the high emissions scenario (also known as “business-as-usual” and as the Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5, RCP8.5) and a stringent emissions scenario (RCP2.6) consistent with the Copenhagen Accord1 of keeping mean global temperature increase below 2°C in 2100.
| Item Type: | Publication - Report (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Subjects: | Ecology and Environment Marine Sciences |
| Divisions: | Plymouth Marine Laboratory > National Capability categories > Added Value Plymouth Marine Laboratory > Science Areas > Sea and Society |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Julia Crocker |
| Date made live: | 17 Feb 2016 11:37 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2017 16:15 |
| URI: | https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/6915 |
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