The need for speed on climate change

This new article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists underscores the need – and potential – for action on short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). While the 2050 net zero pledges made in NDCs (discussed in this recent post) are important, the three authors argue that

… the climate battle could be lost long before 2050; it might even be lost by 2035.

They advocate for SCLP actions that will start by 2023 at the latest, be mostly implemented in 5-10 years, and “produce a climate response within the next decade or two.”