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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-16-1711-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-16-1711-2025
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15 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 15 Oct 2025

Normalizing the permafrost carbon feedback contribution to the Transient Climate Response to Cumulative Carbon Emissions and the Zero Emissions Commitment

Norman J. Steinert and Benjamin M. Sanderson

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In this study, we explore how carbon emissions from thawing permafrost, known as the permafrost carbon feedback, affect two important climate metrics: how much the Earth warms per amount of carbon we emit and how much warming continues after we stop emitting carbon. Our study tackles a major gap in how we estimate future climate change. Using simplified climate models, we find a generalizable relationship between the permafrost carbon feedback and its additional warming impact on climate.
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