The 2014 IPCC Assessment expresses doubt that the global surface temperature increase will remain within the 2 °C target without deploying risky carbon-capturing or solar radiation-deflecting technologies. New behavioural research suggests that, if the IPCC is right, citizens and policymakers will support such risk-taking.
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Gosnell, G. A risk-seeking future. Nature Clim Change 8, 855–856 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0281-z
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