Short-Lived Climate Forcer Mitigation: Can this Help us Meet Future Climate Goals?

长期存在的温室气体，如二氧化碳，是气候变化的主要驱动力。然而，许多寿命较短的气候强迫因子对气候产生了强大的影响，由于它们的寿命，我们可能会迅速减少。在此，我们将使用最先进的地球系统模型来了解缓解短期气候强迫因素如何能够帮助我们实现未来的气候目标，以及此类行动可能产生的意想不到的后果和效益。该项目将有助于开发UKCA模式的新功能，UKCA模式是英国地球系统模式中用于模拟大气化学、气溶胶和气候相互作用的模式。新功能将帮助我们了解所需的缓解效果和速率。

Long-lived greenhouse gases such as CO2 are the major drivers for climate change. However many shorter-lived climate forcing agents exert a powerful influence on climate that owing to their lifetimes means we could reduce rapidly. Here we will use a state of the art Earth system model to understand just how mitigation of short lived climate forcers could help us meet future climate goals and what the unintended consequences and benefits of such actions could be. This project will help to develop new functionality in the UKCA model, the model used in the UK Earth system model to simulate atmospheric chemistry, aerosols and climate interactions. The new functionality will help us to understand the effects and rates of mitigation needed.