Quantifying the benefit of early climate change mitigation in avoiding biodiversity loss

Climate change is expected to significantly influence biodiversity, but the performance of climate change mitigation strategies in reducing these impacts is not yet known. Simulations of the future ranges of common and widespread species indicate that mitigation could reduce range loss by 60% if emissions peak in 2016, or by 40% if emissions peak in 2030. Climate change is expected to have significant influences on terrestrial biodiversity at...