Bridging the Gap: The Role of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

The document explains how targeting short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs)—specifically methane, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, and hydrofluorocarbons—can help close the 'emissions gap' and meet the temperature targets of the Paris Agreement, especially when paired with CO2 reductions.

• Strategies to reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) typically target methane, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, and hydrofluorocarbons. In contrast, other short-lived climate forcers like organic carbon and sulphur dioxide are not targeted because they lead to cooling. While some strategies target a single pollutant, such as intermittent rice irrigation for methane, most affect multiple pollutants, requiring evaluations to examine both long-lived GHGs and all SLCPs to determine the net impact on warming.
• Reducing SLCPs, particularly when combined with CO2 reduction, can help limit long-term warming and contribute to closing the emissions gap.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2017). Bridging the Gap: The Role of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants. https://www.sei.org/publications/bridging-gap-role-short-lived-climate-pollutants/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Bridging the Gap: The Role of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants. 2017. https://www.sei.org/publications/bridging-gap-role-short-lived-climate-pollutants/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2017bridging, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Bridging the Gap: The Role of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2017}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/bridging-gap-role-short-lived-climate-pollutants/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }