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Figure 1: Observations of the global energy budget and their implications.

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O.B., J.C., G.H., P.F., N.P.G., J.G., G.C.J., R.K., N.L., U.L., J.M., G.M., D.S., B.S., and M.R.A. conceived the analysis and designed the headline figure. P.M.F. provided the forcing data and estimates. G.C.J. provided the heat content data. A.O. conducted the analysis and produced the figures. A.O., F.E.L.O., M.R.A., P.M.F., O.B., and G.C.J contributed to writing the paper.

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Otto, A., Otto, F., Boucher, O. et al. Energy budget constraints on climate response. Nature Geosci 6, 415–416 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1836

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