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Professor SirBrianHoskins

Faculty of Natural Sciences, The Grantham Institute for Climate Change

Visiting Professor (Chair of Grantham Institute)
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 9667b.hoskins

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Gosia Gayer +44 (0)20 7594 9666

 
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Location

 

Electrical EngineeringSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Rockstrom:2014:10.1002/2014EF000280,
author = {Rockstrom, J and Brasseur, G and Hoskins, B and Lucht, W and Schellnhuber, J and Kabat, P and Nakicenovic, N and Gong, P and Schlosser, P and Costa, MM and Humble, A and Eyre, N and Gleick, P and James, R and Lucena, A and Masera, O and Moench, M and Schaeffer, R and Seitzinger, S and van, der Leeuw S and Ward, B and Stern, N and Hurrell, J and Srivastava, L and Morgan, J and Nobre, C and Sokona, Y and Cremades, R and Roth, E and Liverman, D and Arnott, J},
doi = {10.1002/2014EF000280},
journal = {Earth's Future},
pages = {606--611},
title = {Climate change: The necessary, the possible and the desirable Earth League climate statement on the implications for climate policy from the 5th IPCC Assessment},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014EF000280},
volume = {2},
year = {2014}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The development of human civilisations has occurred at a time of stable climate. This climate stability is now threatened by human activity. The rising global climate risk occurs at a decisive moment for world development. World nations are currently discussing a global development agenda consequent to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which ends in 2015. It is increasingly possible to envisage a world where absolute poverty is largely eradicated within one generation and where ambitious goals on universal access and equal opportunities for dignified lives are adopted. These grand aspirations for a world population approaching or even exceeding nine billion in 2050 is threatened by substantial global environmental risks and by rising inequality. Research shows that development gains, in both rich and poor nations, can be undermined by social, economic and ecological problems caused by human-induced global environmental change. Climate risks, and associated changes in marine and terrestrial ecosystems that regulate the resilience of the climate system, are at the forefront of these global risks. We, as citizens with a strong engagement in Earth system science and socio-ecological dynamics, share the vision of a more equitable and prosperous future for the world, yet we also see threats to this future from shifts in climate and environmental processes. Without collaborative action now, our shared Earth system may not be able to sustainably support a large proportion of humanity in the decades ahead.
AU  - Rockstrom,J
AU  - Brasseur,G
AU  - Hoskins,B
AU  - Lucht,W
AU  - Schellnhuber,J
AU  - Kabat,P
AU  - Nakicenovic,N
AU  - Gong,P
AU  - Schlosser,P
AU  - Costa,MM
AU  - Humble,A
AU  - Eyre,N
AU  - Gleick,P
AU  - James,R
AU  - Lucena,A
AU  - Masera,O
AU  - Moench,M
AU  - Schaeffer,R
AU  - Seitzinger,S
AU  - van,der Leeuw S
AU  - Ward,B
AU  - Stern,N
AU  - Hurrell,J
AU  - Srivastava,L
AU  - Morgan,J
AU  - Nobre,C
AU  - Sokona,Y
AU  - Cremades,R
AU  - Roth,E
AU  - Liverman,D
AU  - Arnott,J
DO  - 10.1002/2014EF000280
EP  - 611
PY  - 2014///
SN  - 2328-4277
SP  - 606
TI  - Climate change: The necessary, the possible and the desirable Earth League climate statement on the implications for climate policy from the 5th IPCC Assessment
T2  - Earth's Future
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014EF000280
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/40663
VL  - 2
ER  -
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