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Deposing global warming potentials

Accounting for time-dependent mechanisms in greenhouse gas radiative forcing and evaluating the performance of mitigation technologies in the context of climate stabilization targets can better inform technology choices today and in the future.

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Kendall, A. Deposing global warming potentials. Nature Clim Change 4, 331–332 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2218

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