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A stitch in time saves nine... billion: acting now to limit global temperature change will help to ensure global food security
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Fulton, EA, A stitch in time saves nine... billion: acting now to limit global temperature change will help to ensure global food security, Science, 354, (6319) pp. 1530-1531. ISSN 0036-8075 (2016) [Contribution to Refereed Journal]
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Copyright 2016 AAAS
DOI: doi:10.1126/science.aal2777
Abstract
Human intuition often does not lead to thoughtful long-term decision making. In partial remedy to this, a long history of storytelling conveys messages about what is worth remembering, worth doing, or best avoided. Stories also help to shape visions of what is possible and desirable. Scientific models are used in the same way. For example, the modeling study by Cheung et al. on page 1591 of this issue indicates that making the effort to keep global temperature increases to 1.5°C would minimize impacts on marine food security and resilience. The work is an important addition to the discussion of the costs and benefits of keeping the average global temperature rise to less than 2°C.
Item Details
Item Type: | Contribution to Refereed Journal |
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Keywords: | climate change, global food security, global temperature rise |
Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
Research Group: | Climate change impacts and adaptation |
Research Field: | Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation |
Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
Objective Group: | Understanding climate change |
Objective Field: | Climate change models |
UTAS Author: | Fulton, EA (Dr Elizabeth Fulton) |
ID Code: | 114504 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
Deposited By: | Fisheries and Aquaculture |
Deposited On: | 2017-02-16 |
Last Modified: | 2017-12-14 |
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