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I am the Chief Scientific Officer at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. We study ocean science, from physics to fish sticks.
Sep 25, 2019 8 tweets 3 min read
Here are my early thoughts on the @IPCC_CH #SROCC report.ipcc.ch/srocc/home/ The difference between RCP8.5 (high CO2, “business as usual”) and RCP2.6 (aggressive decarbonization) is striking. Under 2.6, we change for 30 years, then stabilize. Under 8.5, the changes keep coming and every year gets harder and harder.

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