Lost options commitment: how short-term policies affect long-term scope of action

Martínez Montero, Marina;Brede, Nuria;Couplet, Victor;Crucifix, Michel;Crucifix, Michel;et.al.
(2024) Oxford Open Climate Change — Vol. 4, n° 1, p. kgae004 (2024)

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We propose to explore the sustainability of climate policies based on a novel commitment metric. This metric allows to quantify how future generations’ scope of action is affected by short-term climate policy. In an example application, we show that following a moderate emission scenario like SSP2-4.5 will commit future generations to heavily rely on carbon dioxide removal or/and solar radiation modification to avoid unmanageable sea level rise.
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Martínez Montero, M., Brede, N., Couplet, V., Crucifix, M., Botta, N., & Crucifix, M. (2024). Lost options commitment: how short-term policies affect long-term scope of action. Oxford Open Climate Change, 4(1), kgae004. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfclm/kgae004 (Original work published 2024)