Current fossil fuel infrastructure does not yet commit us to 1.5 °C warming

From Nature Abstract Committed warming describes how much future warming can be expected from historical emissions due to inertia in the climate system. It is usually defined in terms of the level of warming above the present for an abrupt halt of emissions. Owing to socioeconomic constraints, this situation is unlikely, so we focus on…

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