Publications

Oschlies, A. , Bach, L. T. , Fennel, K. , Gattuso, J. P. and Mengis, N. (2025) Perspectives and challenges of marine carbon dioxide removal. Frontiers in Climate, 6 . Art.Nr. 1506181. DOI 10.3389/fclim.2024.1506181 .

Monteiro, E. A. , Silvy, Y. , Hohn, D. , Burger, F. A. , Frölicher, T. L. and Mengis, N. (2024) FROT: A Framework to comprehensively describe radiative contributions to temperature responses. Environmental Research Letters, 19 (12). Art.Nr: 124012. DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/ad8807

Voget-Kleschin, L., Baatz, C., Heyward, C., Van Vuuren, D. and Mengis, N. (2024) Reassessing the need for carbon dioxide removal: moral implications of alternative climate target pathways. Global Sustainability, 7 . Art.Nr. e1. DOI 10.1017/sus.2023.21.

Mengis, N. , Paul, A. J. and Fernández-Méndez, M. (2023) Counting (on) blue carbon—Challenges and ways forward for carbon accounting of ecosystem-based carbon removal in marine environments. PLOS Climate, 2 (8). Art.Nr. e0000148. DOI 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000148.

De Sisto, M. L., MacDougall, A. H., Mengis, N. and Antoniello, S. (2023) Modelling the terrestrial nitrogen and phosphorus cycle in the UVic ESCM. Geoscientific Model Development, 16 (14). pp. 4113-4136. DOI 10.5194/gmd-16-4113-2023.

MacDougall, A. H., Mallett, J., Hohn, D. and Mengis, N. (2022) Substantial regional climate change expected following cessation of CO2 emissions. Environmental Research Letters, 17 (11). Art.Nr. 114046. DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/ac9f59.

Borchers, M., Thrän, D., Chi, Y., Dahmen, N., Dittmeyer, R., Dolch, T., Dold, C., Förster, J., Herbst, M., Heß, D., Kalhori, A., Koop-Jakobsen, K., Li, Z., Mengis, N. , Reusch, T. B. H. , Rhoden, I., Sachs, T., Schmidt-Hattenberger, C., Stevenson, A., Thoni, T., Wu, J. and Yeates, C. (2022) Scoping carbon dioxide removal options for Germany–What is their potential contribution to Net-Zero CO2?. Frontiers in Climate, 4 . Art.Nr. 810343. DOI 10.3389/fclim.2022.810343.

Hadziosmanovic, M., Lloyd, S. M., Bjørn, A., Paquin, R. L., Mengis, N. and Matthews, H. D. (2022) Using cumulative carbon budgets and corporate carbon disclosure to inform ambitious corporate emissions targets and long‐term mitigation pathways. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 26 (5). pp. 1747-1759. DOI 10.1111/jiec.13322.

Förster, J., Beck, S., Borchers, M., Gawel, E., Korte, K., Markus, T., Mengis, N. , Oschlies, A. , Schaller, R., Stevenson, A. , Thoni, T. and Thrän, D. (2022) Framework for Assessing the Feasibility of Carbon Dioxide Removal Options Within the National Context of Germany. Frontiers in Climate, 4 . Art.Nr. 758628. DOI 10.3389/fclim.2022.758628.

Mengis, N. , Kalhori, A., Simon, S., Harpprecht, C., Baetcke, L., Prats‐Salvado, E., Schmidt‐Hattenberger, C., Stevenson, A. , Dold, C., Zohbi, J., Borchers, M., Thrän, D., Korte, K., Gawel, E., Dolch, T., Heß, D., Yeates, C., Thoni, T., Markus, T., Schill, E., Xiao, M., Köhnke, F., Oschlies, A. , Förster, J., Görl, K., Dornheim, M., Brinkmann, T., Beck, S., Bruhn, D., Li, Z., Steuri, B., Herbst, M., Sachs, T., Monnerie, N., Pregger, T., Jacob, D. and Dittmeyer, R. (2022) Net‐Zero CO 2 Germany – A Retrospect From the Year 2050. Earth’s Future, 10 (2). Art.Nr. e2021EF002324. DOI 10.1029/2021EF002324.

Martin, M. A. , Sendra, O. A., Bastos, A., Bauer, N., Bertram, C., Blenckner, T., Bowen, K., Brando, P. M., Rudolph, T. B., Büchs, M., Bustamante, M., Chen, D. , Cleugh, H., Dasgupta, P., Denton, F., Donges, J. F., Donkor, F. K., Duan, H., Duarte, C. M., Ebi, K. L., Edwards, C. M. , Engel, A. , Fisher, E., Fuss, S. , Gaertner, J., Gettelman, A., Girardin, C. A. J., Golledge, N. R., Green, J. F., Grose, M. R., Hashizume, M., Hebden, S., Hepach, H., Hirota, M., Hsu, H. H., Kojima, S., Lele, S., Lorek, S., Lotze, H. K., Matthews, H. D., McCauley, D., Mebratu, D., Mengis, N. , Nolan, R. H. , Pihl, E. , Rahmstorf, S., Redman, A. , Reid, C. E., Rockström, J., Rogelj, J., Saunois, M., Sayer, L., Schlosser, P., Sioen, G. B., Spangenberg, J. H., Stammer, D., Sterner, T. N. S., Stevens, N., Thonicke, K., Tian, H., Winkelmann, R. and Woodcock, J. (2021) Ten new insights in climate science 2021 – a horizon scan. Global Sustainability, 4 (e25). DOI 10.1017/sus.2021.25.

Dean, J., Kiendler-Scharr, A., Mengis, N. , Rudich, Y. , Schepanski, K. and Zimmermann, R. (2021) Above us only sky. Communications Earth & Environment, 2 (1). Art.Nr. 179. DOI 10.1038/s43247-021-00245-0.

Boettcher, M., Brent, K., Buck, H. J., Low, S., McLaren, D. and Mengis, N. (2021) Navigating Potential Hype and Opportunity in Governing Marine Carbon Removal. Frontiers in Climate, 3 . Art.Nr. 664456. DOI 10.3389/fclim.2021.664456.

Damon Matthews, H. , Tokarska, K. B. , Rogelj, J., Smith, C. J. , MacDougall, A. H., Haustein, K. , Mengis, N. , Sippel, S. , Forster, P. M. and Knutti, R. (2021) An integrated approach to quantifying uncertainties in the remaining carbon budget. Communications Earth & Environment, 2 (1). Art.Nr. 7. DOI 10.1038/s43247-020-00064-9.

Kvale, K. F. , Koeve, W. and Mengis, N. (2021) Calcifying Phytoplankton Demonstrate an Enhanced Role in Greenhouse Atmospheric CO2 Regulation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7 . Art.Nr. 583989. DOI 10.3389/fmars.2020.583989.

Thoni, T., Beck, S., Borchers, M., Förster, J., Görl, K., Hahn, A., Mengis, N. , Stevenson, A. and Thrän, D. (2020) Deployment of Negative Emissions Technologies at the national level: A need for holistic feasibility assessments. Frontiers in Climate, 2 . Art.Nr. 590305. DOI 10.3389/fclim.2020.590305.

Mengis, N. , Keller, D. P. , MacDougall, A., Eby, M., Wright, N., Meissner, K. J., Oschlies, A. , Schmittner, A., Matthews, H. D. and Zickfeld, K. (2020) Evaluation of the University of Victoria Earth System Climate Model version 2.10 (UVic ESCM 2.10). Geoscientific Model Development, 13 . pp. 4183-4204. DOI 10.5194/gmd-13-4183-2020.

Kreuter, J., Matzner, N., Baatz, C., Keller, D. P. , Markus, T., Wittstock, F., Bernitt, U. and Mengis, N. (2020) Unveiling assumptions through interdisciplinary scrutiny: Observations from the German Priority Program on Climate Engineering (SPP 1689). Climatic Change, 162 . pp. 57-66. DOI 10.1007/s10584-020-02777-4.

MacDougall, A. H., Frölicher, T. L. , Jones, C. D. , Rogelj, J. , Matthews, H. D. , Zickfeld, K. , Arora, V. K., Barrett, N. J., Brovkin, V. , Burger, F. A., Eby, M., Eliseev, A. V. , Hajima, T., Holden, P. B. , Jeltsch-Thömmes, A. , Koven, C. , Mengis, N. , Menviel, L. , Michou, M., Mokhov, I. I., Oka, A., Schwinger, J. , Séférian, R. , Shaffer, G., Sokolov, A., Tachiiri, K., Tjiputra, J., Wiltshire, A. and Ziehn, T. (2020) Is there warming in the pipeline? A multi-model analysis of the Zero Emissions Commitment from CO2. Biogeosciences (BG), 17 (11). pp. 2987-3016. DOI 10.5194/bg-17-2987-2020.

Mengis, N. and Matthews, H. D. (2020) Non-CO2 forcing changes will likely decrease the remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 3 (1). Art.Nr. 19. DOI 10.1038/s41612-020-0123-3.

Matthews, H. D., Tokarska, K. B. , Nicholls, Z. R. J. , Rogelj, J., Canadell, J. G. , Friedlingstein, P. , Frölicher, T. L. , Forster, P. M., Gillett, N. P. , Ilyina, T. , Jackson, R. B. , Jones, C. D. , Koven, C. , Knutti, R. , MacDougall, A. H., Meinshausen, M. , Mengis, N. , Séférian, R. and Zickfeld, K. (2020) Opportunities and challenges in using remaining carbon budgets to guide climate policy. Nature Geoscience, 13 (12). pp. 769-779. DOI 10.1038/s41561-020-00663-3.

Jones, C. D. , Frölicher, T. L. , Koven, C. , MacDougall, A. H., Matthews, H. D. , Zickfeld, K., Rogelj, J., Tokarska, K. B. , Gillett, N. P. , Ilyina, T. , Meinshausen, M. , Mengis, N. , Séférian, R., Eby, M. and Burger, F. A. (2019) The Zero Emissions Commitment Model Intercomparison Project (ZECMIP) contribution to C4MIP: quantifying committed climate changes following zero carbon emissions. Geoscientific Model Development, 12 (10). pp. 4375-4385. DOI 10.5194/gmd-12-4375-2019.

Chavaillaz, Y., Roy, P. , Partanen, A. I., Da Silva, L., Bresson, É., Mengis, N. , Chaumont, D. and Matthews, H. D. (2019) Exposure to excessive heat and impacts on labour productivity linked to cumulative CO2 emissions. Scientific Reports, 9 (1). Art.Nr. 13711. DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-50047-w.

Mengis, N. , Keller, D. P. and Oschlies, A. (2018) Systematic Correlation Matrix Evaluation (SCoMaE) – a bottom–up, science-led approach to identifying indicators. Earth System Dynamics, 9 (1). pp. 15-31. DOI 10.5194/esd-9-15-2018.

Mengis, N. , Partanen, A. I., Jalbert, J. and Matthews, H. D. (2018) 1.5°C carbon budget dependent on carbon cycle uncertainty and future non-CO2 forcing. Scientific Reports, 8 (1). Art.Nr. 5831. DOI 10.1038/s41598-018-24241-1.

Oschlies, A. , Held, H., Keller, D. P. , Keller, K., Mengis, N. , Quaas, M., Rickels, W. and Schmidt, H. (2017) Indicators and metrics for the assessment of climate engineering. Earth’s Future, 5 (1). pp. 49-58. DOI 10.1002/2016EF000449.

Mengis, N. , Martin, T. , Keller, D. P. and Oschlies, A. (2016) Assessing climate impacts and risks of ocean albedo modification in the Arctic. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 121 (5). pp. 3044-3057. DOI 10.1002/2015JC011433.

Mengis, N. , Keller, D. P. , Eby, M. and Oschlies, A. (2015) Uncertainty in the response of transpiration to CO2 and implications for climate change. Environmental Research Letters, 10 (9). 094001. DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/10/9/094001.

Mengis, N. (2024) Overshooting global-warming limits is a risky idea. Nature, 634 (8033). pp. 299-300. DOI 10.1038/d41586-024-03052-7 .

Silvy, Y. , Frölicher, T. L. , Terhaar, J. , Joos, F. , Burger, F. A. , Lacroix, F. , Allen, M. , Bernadello, R. , Bopp, L. , Brovkin, V. , Buzan, J. R. , Cadule, P. , Dix, M. , Dunne, J. , Friedlingstein, P. , Georgievski, G. , Hajima, T. , Jenkins, S. , Kawamiya, M. , Kiang, N. Y. , Lapin, V. , Lee, D. , Lerner, P. , Mengis, N. , Monteiro, E. A. , Paynter, D. , Peters, G. P. , Romanou, A. , Schwinger, J. , Sparrow, S. , Stofferahn, E. , Tjiputra, J. , Tourigny, E. and Ziehn, T. (Submitted) AERA-MIP: Emission pathways, remaining budgets and carbon cycle dynamics compatible with 1.5°C and 2°C global warming stabilization. EGUsphere . DOI 10.5194/egusphere-2024-488 .

Mengis, N. , Bernitt, U. and Oschlies, A. (2022) Klima retten mit Kohlendioxid-Entnahme?. Promet – Meteorologische Fortbildung, 105 . pp. 69-75. DOI 10.5676/DWD_pub/promet_105_09.

Mengis, N. and IdeenLauf: Citizen Panel, IdeenLauf: Science Panel, IdeenLauf: Jury (2022) Ideenlauf: Gesellschaftliche Impulse für Wissenschaft und Forschungspolitik – Ergebnispapier. . BMBF, 104 pp.

Förster, J., Mengis, N. , Schill, E., Xiao, M. and Thran, D. (2021) Avoided and removed emissions, Version #2. . Project Briefing, 3 . UFZ, Leipzig, Germany, 10 pp.

Mengis, N. , Simon, S., Thoni, T., Stevenson, A. , Goerl, K., Steuri, B. and Oschlies, A. (2021) NET-ZERO-2050 Cluster: Defining the german carbon budget, Version #2. . Project Briefing, 2 . GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany, 7 pp.

Rhoden, I., Vögele, S., Ball, C., Kuckshinrichs, W., Simon, S., Mengis, N. , Baetcke, L., Yeates, C., Steuri, B., Manske, D. and Thrän, D. (2021) Spatial heterogeneity – challenge and opportunity for NET-ZERO Germany. . FZJ, Jülich, Germany, 19 pp.

Simon, S., Mengis, N. , Goerl, K., Borchers, M., Steuri, B. and Oschlies, A. (2021) Defining the scenario approach, Version #2. . Project Briefing, 4 . DLR, Köln, Germany, 6 pp.

Matthews, H. D., Rogelj, J., Redman, A., Mengis, N. , Hebden, S., Nolan, R., Hepach, H. , Donges, J. F., Martin, M. A., Büchs, M., Edwards, C., Lorek, S., Redman, A., Green, J. F., Pihl, E., Fuss, S., Gärtner, J., Lotze, H., Bowen, K., Sioen, G. B., Woodcock, J., Alcaraz Sedra, O., Bastos, A., Bauer, N., Bertram, C., Blenckner, T., Brando, P. M., Brodie Rudolph, T., Dasgupta, P., Donkor, F. K., Duan, H., Duarte, C. M., Engel, A. , Gettelman, A., Girardin, C. A. J., Golledge, N. R., Grose, M. R., Hashizume, M., Hirota, M., Kojima, S., Lele, S., McCauley, D., M’ebratu, D., Rahmstorf, S., Reid, C. E., Saunois, M., Spangenberg, J. H., Sterner, T. N. S., Stevens, N., Thonicke, K., Tian, H. and Winkelmann, R. and Future Earth, The Earth League, WCRP (2021) 10 New Insights in Climate Science 2021. . UNSPECIFIED, Stockholm, Sweden, 53 pp. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.5639539.

Mengis, N. , Simon, S., Thoni, T., Stevenson, A., Goerl, K., Steuri, B. and Oschlies, A. (2020) Project Briefing #2 Defining the German Carbon Budget. . Helmholtz, 7 pp.

Ammann, T., Baatz, C., Bauer, N., Beck, S., Boysen, L., Gerten, D., Goeschl, T., Hartmann, J., Janich, N., Karstens, K., Keller, D. P. , Kriegler, E., Lawrence, M., Leisner, T., Mengis, N. , Merk, C., Oschlies, A. , Ott, K., Pfrommer, T., Pongratz, J., Popp, A., Proelß, A., Quaas, J., Quaas, M., Rickels, W., Schmidt, H., Sonntag, S., Stelzer, H. and Strefler, J. (2019) Climate engineering and our climate targets – a long-overdue debate. , ed. by Bernitt, U.. DFG, Bonn, Germany, 75 pp.