Climate commitment studies

Climate commitment describes the fact that climate reacts slowly to factors ("climate forcings") such as greenhouse gases. Climate commitment studies attempt to measure the amount of future warming that is "committed" under the assumption of some constant level of forcings.

Climate Commitment Studies Media

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  The ongoing buildup of long-lived greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere, whose warming influence has nearly doubled since 1979, shows mankind's influence on the global climate.