Sea-level commitment as a gauge for climate policy

Sea-level commitment as a gauge for climate policy

Sea-level commitment as a gauge for climate policy, Published online: 16 July 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0226-6

A well-defined relationship between global mean sea-level rise and cumulative carbon emissions can be used to inform policy about emission limits to prevent dangerous and essentially permanent anthropogenic interference with the climate system.