What is climate overshoot?
In the context of climate change, “overshoot” refers to scenarios where global temperatures temporarily exceed a specific warming threshold—such as 1.5°C—before later declining to meet that target. This temporary exceedance is referred to as an “overshoot.”
What are overshoot pathways?
Overshoot pathways are characterized by their peak and decline patterns, with the overshoot magnitude and duration influencing the extent of climate impacts during that period. Achieving temperature decline after an overshoot typically relies on large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies to achieve net-negative emissions. However, the feasibility and sustainability of implementing CDR at such scales are uncertain, raising concerns about the effectiveness of overshoot pathways in mitigating long-term climate risks.
Learn more about the Overshoot Conference: overshootconference.org
View abstract guidelines and requirements: https://overshootconference.org/abstract-submission/
Join us for a critical dialogue on one of the biggest challenges of our time. Abstracts can be submitted under the following themes:
- Highest possible mitigation ambition under overshoot
- Carbon Dioxide Removal: Sustainability constraints and opportunities
- Earth system responses up to net zero and beyond
- The (ir)reversibility of climate impacts
- Overshoot legacies and tipping elements
- Adaptation and its limits under overshoot scenarios
- Loss and damage
- Legal and justice implications of overshoot
For more detailed information on the conference themes, please visit this page.
We’re looking forward to meeting you in 2025 for this important dialogue!
