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National contributions to climate change due to historical emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide since 1850

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Jones,  Matthew W.
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Peters,  Glen P.
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Gasser,  Thomas
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Andrew,  Robbie M.
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Schwingshackl,  Clemens
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Gütschow,  Johannes
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Houghton,  Richard A.
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Friedlingstein,  Pierre
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Pongratz,  Julia
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Le Quéré,  Corinne
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7636699
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s41597-023-02041-1.pdf
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Jones, M. W., Peters, G. P., Gasser, T., Andrew, R. M., Schwingshackl, C., Gütschow, J., Houghton, R. A., Friedlingstein, P., Pongratz, J., Le Quéré, C. (2023): National contributions to climate change due to historical emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide since 1850. - Scientific Data, 10, 155.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02041-1


Cite as: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_28853
Abstract
Anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) have made significant contributions to global warming since the pre-industrial period and are therefore targeted in international climate policy. There is substantial interest in tracking and apportioning national contributions to climate change and informing equitable commitments to decarbonisation. Here, we introduce a new dataset of national contributions to global warming caused by historical emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide during the years 1851–2021, which are consistent with the latest findings of the IPCC. We calculate the global mean surface temperature response to historical emissions of the three gases, including recent refinements which account for the short atmospheric lifetime of CH4. We report national contributions to global warming resulting from emissions of each gas, including a disaggregation to fossil and land use sectors. This dataset will be updated annually as national emissions datasets are updated.