Parallel Pursuit of Near-Term and Long-Term Climate Mitigation

Stacy C. Jackson

It is well accepted that reduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions is the lynchpin of any long-term climate stabilization strategy, because of the long lifetime of CO₂ in the atmosphere (1). However, a focus on CO₂ may prove ineffective in the near term without comparable attention to pollutants with shorter lifetimes (2). Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.