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Comment
. 2020 Nov 10;117(45):27793-27794.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2018008117. Epub 2020 Oct 20.

Reply to Hausfather and Peters: RCP8.5 is neither problematic nor misleading

Christopher R Schwalm  1 , Spencer Glendon  2 , Philip B Duffy  2
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Comment

Reply to Hausfather and Peters: RCP8.5 is neither problematic nor misleading

Christopher R Schwalm et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
No abstract available

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The authors declare no competing interest.

Comment on

  • RCP8.5 tracks cumulative CO2 emissions.
    Schwalm CR, Glendon S, Duffy PB. Schwalm CR, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Aug 18;117(33):19656-19657. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2007117117. Epub 2020 Aug 3. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020. PMID: 32747549 Free PMC article.
  • RCP8.5 is a problematic scenario for near-term emissions.
    Hausfather Z, Peters GP. Hausfather Z, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Nov 10;117(45):27791-27792. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2017124117. Epub 2020 Oct 20. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020. PMID: 33082220 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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