Cumulative carbon as a policy framework for achieving climate stabilization by H. Damon Matthews, Susan Solomon, and Raymond Pierrehumbert Philosophical Transactions A Volume 370(1974): September 13, 2012 ©2012 by The Royal Society
Climate and carbon cycle response to prescribed CO2 stabilization scenarios. H. Damon Matthews et al. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2012;370: ©2012 by The Royal Society
Simulated temperature change per 1000 PgC cumulative carbon emitted. H. Damon Matthews et al. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2012;370: ©2012 by The Royal Society
(a–c) Climate response to three emission scenarios, each with cumulative emissions equal to 1000 PgC. H. Damon Matthews et al. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2012;370: ©2012 by The Royal Society
Response of annual temperature change to annual emissions for the simulations shown in figure 3. H. Damon Matthews et al. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2012;370: ©2012 by The Royal Society
CO2-equivalent concentrations of other gases and aerosols. H. Damon Matthews et al. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2012;370: ©2012 by The Royal Society
Summary figure showing the relationship between cumulative emissions, CO2 concentrations and temperature change. H. Damon Matthews et al. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2012;370: ©2012 by The Royal Society