Carbon Neutrality by 2060 Is Critical for Survival of Tibetan Plateau’s Largest Glacier

Carbon Neutrality by 2060 Is Critical for Survival of Tibetan Plateau’s Largest Glacier | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Brief Communication Carbon Neutrality by 2060 Is Critical for Survival of Tibetan Plateau’s Largest Glacier Keqin Duan, Qiong Wang, Jinping He, Shanshan Ren, Junhua Yang, and 3 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7728346/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Achieving carbon neutrality before 2060 is crucial to preventing irreversible depletion of the Puruogangri Ice Field, the largest ice mass on the Tibetan Plateau (TP). Delays beyond 2060 could trigger non-linear mass loss, revealing a climate tipping point at 2.3°C, equivalent to 2.0 °C global warming relative to 2000–2014. Our findings identify glacial survival thresholds and quantify the time window for climate action to avoid an ice-free TP. Earth and environmental sciences/Climate sciences/Cryospheric science Earth and environmental sciences/Climate sciences/Climate change/Climate-change impacts Full Text Additional Declarations There is NO Competing Interest. Supplementary Files SupplementaryInformation.docx Carbon Neutrality by 2060 Is Critical for Survival of Tibetan Plateau’s Largest Glacier Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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