Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios.

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Title:	Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios.
Authors:	Gattuso, J.-P., Magnan, A., Billé, R., Cheung, W. W. L., Howes, E. L., Joos, F., Allemand, D., Bopp, L., Cooley, S. R., Eakin, C. M., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Kelly, R. P., Pörtner, H.-O., Rogers, A. D., Baxter, J. M., Laffoley, D., Osborn, D., Rankovic, A., Rochette, J., Sumaila, U. R.
Source:	Science (pre-March 2025). 7/3/2015, Vol. 349 Issue 6243, p45-10. 11p.
Subjects:	Effect of human beings on climate change, Atmospheric carbon dioxide, Coastal ecology, Marine ecology, Global warming, Ocean acidification
Abstract:	The ocean moderates anthropogenic climate change at the cost of profound alterations of its physics, chemistry, ecology, and services. Here, we evaluate and compare the risks of impacts on marine and coastal ecosystems--and the goods and services they provide--for growing cumulative carbon emissions under two contrasting emissions scenarios. The current emissions trajectory would rapidly and significantly alter many ecosystems and the associated services on which humans heavily depend. A reduced emissions scenario--consistent with the Copenhagen Accord's goal of a global temperature increase of less than 2°C--is much more favorable to the ocean but still substantially alters important marine ecosystems and associated goods and services. The management options to address ocean impacts narrow as the ocean warms and acidifies. Consequently, any new climate regime that fails to minimize ocean impacts would be incomplete and inadequate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Database:	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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Abstract:	The ocean moderates anthropogenic climate change at the cost of profound alterations of its physics, chemistry, ecology, and services. Here, we evaluate and compare the risks of impacts on marine and coastal ecosystems--and the goods and services they provide--for growing cumulative carbon emissions under two contrasting emissions scenarios. The current emissions trajectory would rapidly and significantly alter many ecosystems and the associated services on which humans heavily depend. A reduced emissions scenario--consistent with the Copenhagen Accord's goal of a global temperature increase of less than 2°C--is much more favorable to the ocean but still substantially alters important marine ecosystems and associated goods and services. The management options to address ocean impacts narrow as the ocean warms and acidifies. Consequently, any new climate regime that fails to minimize ocean impacts would be incomplete and inadequate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	00368075
DOI:	10.1126/science.aac4722