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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">EGUsphere</journal-id>
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<journal-title>EGUsphere</journal-title>
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<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/egusphere-2025-2442</article-id>
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<article-title>Climate change metrics: bridging IPCC AR6 updates and dynamic life cycle assessments</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Zieger</surname>
<given-names>Vladimir</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Lecompte</surname>
<given-names>Thibaut</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Guihéneuf</surname>
<given-names>Simon</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6591-1858</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Guevel</surname>
<given-names>Yann</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Bazzana</surname>
<given-names>Manuel</given-names>
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<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Gasser</surname>
<given-names>Thomas</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4882-2647</ext-link>
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<sup>3</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>He</surname>
<given-names>Yue</given-names>
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<sup>3</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>Univ. Bretagne-Sud, UMR CNRS 6027, IRDL, F-56100 Lorient,</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment, F-38400 Saint-Martin-d’Hères</addr-line>
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<label>3</label>
<addr-line>International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>12</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<volume>2025</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>26</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2025 Vladimir Zieger et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2025</copyright-year>
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<p>Climate change metrics result from analytical simplification of complex and diverse climate models. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) communities do not pay attention this complexity. We investigated the last IPCC report to properly gather updated metric equations, climate parameters and associated uncertainties. Metrics are mainly designed with a single gas pulse emission at t&lt;sub&gt;0&lt;/sub&gt; whereas multi-gas and multi-time pulse emissions are mostly encountered in LCA modelling. Therefore, common static and relative metrics that aggregate emissions into one pulse of CO&lt;sub&gt;2 &lt;/sub&gt;at t&lt;sub&gt;0&lt;/sub&gt; might not suit dynamic climate change assessments (dCCA) that differentiate pulse timing and gas contributions over time. This study focuses on absolute and dynamic metrics &amp;ndash; cumulative radiative forcing (AGWP or &amp;Delta;F) and global temperature change (AGTP or &amp;Delta;T) &amp;ndash; applied to well-mixed greenhouse gases. Common cumulative radiative forcing at 20, 100, 500 years appears sufficient. Global temperature change metrics have some advantages that offset their higher uncertainties. (1) Degree Celsius unit better suits peak warming targets. (2) Positive and negative peaks, as well as long-term temperature change, partly alleviate the time horizon decision issue. (3) Graphical representations are comparable to simultaneously depict short- and long-lived climate forcers. In future assessment reports, IPCC is invited to recall climate equations and updated parameters values in a pedagogical way and to adopt AGTP&lt;sub&gt;peak&lt;/sub&gt; and AGTP&lt;sub&gt;long-term&lt;/sub&gt;. dCCA recommendations are to plot &amp;Delta;F and &amp;Delta;T temporal profiles of product systems up to 600 years and use suggested metrics. This should enable going towards climate neutrality with more clarity, transparency and understanding.</p>
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