Researchers wanted to know how many current or future power plants people could run while complying with the Paris climate agreement, which set a worldwide goal for limiting greenhouse gases.
Scientific Method: Climate scenarios
Is Antarctica losing its penguins?
Scientists wanted to find out what effect climate change will have on penguins in Antarctica.
Is climate change shrinking our fish?
Researchers wanted to know if human-caused climate change has an impact on fish growth and abundance.
Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself?
Scientists tried to find out if and how Africa can meet its future demand for grain as its population increases.
How does carbon cycle through the oceans?
Scientists wanted to find out what happens with carbon dioxide in the oceans.
Is the Amazon rainforest tougher than we thought?
Scientists find out that rainforests are not so vulnerable to deforestation as they previously thought.
How CO2 help agriculture in the face of climate change
Scientists wanted to find out what effect climate change will have on crops.
Why are the Himalayas getting hotter?
Scientists want to find out why climate warming happens faster at higher elevation so they study the highest mountain on Earth!
A burning question: How much will climate change cost?
Canadian scientists study how much will it cost to fight the increasing wildfires in the future.
Where will plants migrate as it gets warmer?
Scientists model ecosystem distribution in different future climate scenarios.
