Document Type

Report

Maine’s Climate Future – An Initial Assessment

Authors

University of Maine Climate Change Institute

Publication Date

4-2009

Abstract/ Summary

This report considers past change over geologic time, recent evidence of accelerated rates of change, and the implications of continued climate change in Maine during the 21st century as a result of greenhouse gas emissions and their associated pollutants. Even if a coordinated response succeeds in eliminating excess greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the century, something that appears highly unlikely today, climate change will continue because the elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) can persist in the atmosphere for thousands of years to come.

Repository Citation

University of Maine Climate Change Institute, "Maine’s Climate Future – An Initial Assessment" (2009). General University of Maine Publications. 1567.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/1567

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