DICE and the Carbon Budget for Ambitious Climate Targets

New feed sources key to ambitious climate targets

Net carbon sinks capable of avoiding dangerous perturbation of the climate system and preventing ocean acidification have been identified, but they are likely to be limited by resource constraints (Nature 463:747-756, 2010). Land scarcity already creates tension between food security and bioenergy production, and this competition is likely to intensify as populations and the effects of climate ...

Exploring the Feasibility Frontier for Ambitious Climate Mitigation Targets in Germany

A new face for climate dice.

A lthough it is not possible to “experience” the 0.5 °C increase in global surface temperature since the 1950s directly, everyone can feel the local and regional effects of extended periods of very hot weather. In PNAS, Hansen et al. (1) present a simple and elegant way to quantify the effects of a 0.5 °C increase in global average temperature on the extremes that have an impact on the way we l...

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

Can carbon cycle geoengineering be a useful complement to ambitious climate mitigation ?

Intentional climate modification at a global scale – geoengineering – would probably be very risky, and perhaps even dangerous. Many negative consequences of geoengineering have already been predicted [1,2], and it is very likely that there will be unforeseen environmental consequences that may only emerge after geoengineering is enacted [3]. Indeed, I have argued previously that the net impact...