Hansen, JamesSato, MakikoKharecha, PushkerVon Schuckmann, KarinaBeerling, David J.Cao, JunjiMarcott, ShaunMasson-Delmotte, ValeriePrather, Michael J.Rohling, Eelco J.Shakun, JeremyLacis, AndrewSmith, PeteRussell, GaryRuedy, Reto2017-08-012017-08-012017-07-18Hansen, J, Sato, M, Kharecha, P, Von Schuckmann, K, Beerling, D J, Cao, J, Marcott, S, Masson-Delmotte, V, Prather, M J, Rohling, E J, Shakun, J, Lacis, A, Smith, P, Russell, G & Ruedy, R 2017, 'Young people's burden : Requirement of negative CO2 emissions', Earth System Dynamics, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 577-616. https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-577-20172190-4979ORCID: /0000-0002-3784-1124/work/162728584http://hdl.handle.net/2164/9039Support of the Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions program was provided by the Durst family, the Grantham Foundation for Protection of the Environment, Jim and Krisann Miller, Gary Russell, Gerry Lenfest, the Flora Family Foundation, Elisabeth Mannschott, Alexander Totic and Hugh Perrine, which is gratefully acknowledged. David J. Beerling acknowledges funding through a Leverhulme Trust Research Centre Award (RC-2015-029). Eelco J. Rohling acknowledges support from Australian Laureate Fellowship FL12 0100050. We appreciate the generosity, with data and advice, of Tom Boden, Ed Dlugokencky, Robert Howarth, Steve Montzka, Larissa Nazarenko and Nicola Warwick; the thoughtful reviews of the anonymous reviewers and several SC commenters (SCs are short comments published in response to the discussion version of our paper); and assistance of the editor, James Dyke.4013935396engSDG 13 - Climate ActionQH301 BiologyGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesQH301Journal article10.5194/esd-8-577-2017http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85025096615&partnerID=8YFLogxK83