01 August 2008

One Hundred Months: A technical note


An explanation of the science behind the One Hundred Months campaign.

One Hundred Months

Executive Summary

100 months on from 1 August 2008, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases will begin to exceed a point whereby it is no longer likely we will be able to avert potentially irreversible climate change. This short paper explains how we calculated this timeframe and provides scientific references.

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