Abstract
We assess scientific evidence that has emerged since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 Endangerment Finding for six well-mixed greenhouse gases and find that this new evidence lends increased support to the conclusion that these gases pose a danger to public health and welfare. Newly available evidence about a wide range of observed and projected impacts strengthens the association between the risk of some of these impacts and anthropogenic climate change, indicates that some impacts or combinations of impacts have the potential to be more severe than previously understood, and identifies substantial risk of additional impacts through processes and pathways not considered in the Endangerment Finding.
DOI
10.1126/science.aat5982
Publication Date
2019-02-08
Publication Title
Science
Volume
363
Issue
6427
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
ISSN
1095-9203
Embargo Period
2024-11-22
First Page
eaat5982
Last Page
eaat5982
Recommended Citation
Duffy, P., Field, C., Diffenbaugh, N., Doney, S., & et al. (2019) 'Strengthened scientific support for the Endangerment Finding for atmospheric greenhouse gases', Science, 363(6427), pp. eaat5982-eaat5982. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Available at: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat5982
