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Political upsets could stall coordinated international mitigation action, but emissions and investments over the next few years will have long-term consequences. Any delays to mitigation or cuts to renewable energy research by the US will likely render the 2 °C target unachievable if a global precedent is set.

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  1. The National Center for Atmospheric Research, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 80305, Colorado, USA
    Benjamin M. Sanderson & Reto Knutti
  2. Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, CH-8092, Switzerland
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Sanderson, B., Knutti, R. Delays in US mitigation could rule out Paris targets.Nature Clim Change 7, 92–94 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3193

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