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Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 2012-09, Vol.370 (1974), p.4343-4364
Interactions between reducing CO 2 emissions, CO 2 removal and solar radiation management
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Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 2012-09, Vol.370 (1974), p.4343-4364
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2012
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We use a simple carbon cycle–climate model to investigate the interactions between a selection of idealized scenarios of mitigated carbon dioxide emissions, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation management (SRM). Two CO
2
emissions trajectories differ by a 15-year delay in the start of mitigation activity. SRM is modelled as a reduction in incoming solar radiation that fully compensates the radiative forcing due to changes in atmospheric CO
2
concentration. Two CDR scenarios remove 300 PgC by afforestation (added to vegetation and soil) or 1000 PgC by bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (removed from system). Our results show that delaying the start of mitigation activity could be very costly in terms of the CDR activity needed later to limit atmospheric CO
2
concentration (and corresponding global warming) to a given level. Avoiding a 15-year delay in the start of mitigation activity is more effective at reducing atmospheric CO
2
concentrations than all but the maximum type of CDR interventions. The effects of applying SRM and CDR together are additive, and this shows most clearly for atmospheric CO
2
concentration. SRM causes a significant reduction in atmospheric CO
2
concentration due to increased carbon storage by the terrestrial biosphere, especially soils. However, SRM has to be maintained for many centuries to avoid rapid increases in temperature and corresponding increases in atmospheric CO
2
concentration due to loss of carbon from the land.