Interactions of the carbon cycle, human activity, and the climate system: A research portfolio

Josep G. Canadell; Philippe Ciais; Shobhakar Dhakal; Han Dolman; Pierre Friedlingstein; Kevin R. Gurney; Alex Held; Robert B. Jackson; Corinne Le Quéré; Elizabeth L. Malone; Dennis S. Ojima; Anand Patwardhan; Glen P. Peters; Michael R. Raupach

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2010.08.003

Interactions of the carbon cycle, human activity, and the climate system: A research portfolio

Josep G. Canadell, Philippe Ciais, Shobhakar Dhakal, Han Dolman, Pierre Friedlingstein, Kevin R. Gurney, Alex Held, Robert B. Jackson, Corinne Le Quéré, Elizabeth L. Malone, Dennis S. Ojima, Anand Patwardhan, Glen P. Peters, Michael R. Raupach

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Abstract

There has never been a greater need for delivering timely and policy-relevant information on the magnitude and evolution of the human-disturbed carbon cycle. In this paper, we present the main thematic areas of an ongoing global research agenda and prioritize future needs based on relevance for the evolution of the carbon-climate-human system. These include firstly, the delivery of routine updates of global and regional carbon budgets, including its attribution of variability and trends to underlying drivers; secondly, the assessment of the magnitude of the carbon-climate feedback; and thirdly, the exploration of pathways to climate stabilization and their uncertainties. Underpinning much of this research is the optimal deployment of a global carbon monitoring system that includes biophysical and socio-economic components.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	301-311
Number of pages	11
Journal	Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2010.08.003
State	Published - Oct 2010
Externally published	Yes

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General Social Sciences

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Canadell, J. G., Ciais, P., Dhakal, S., Dolman, H., Friedlingstein, P., Gurney, K. R., Held, A., Jackson, R. B., Le Quéré, C., Malone, E. L., Ojima, D. S., Patwardhan, A., Peters, G. P., & Raupach, M. R. (2010). Interactions of the carbon cycle, human activity, and the climate system: A research portfolio. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2(4), 301-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2010.08.003

Canadell, JG, Ciais, P, Dhakal, S, Dolman, H, Friedlingstein, P, Gurney, KR, Held, A, Jackson, RB, Le Quéré, C, Malone, EL, Ojima, DS, Patwardhan, A, Peters, GP & Raupach, MR 2010, 'Interactions of the carbon cycle, human activity, and the climate system: A research portfolio', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 301-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2010.08.003

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