Equilibrium climate sensitivity (Q560)

Subject, term, tag: Equilibrium climate sensitivity

Equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS)

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Equilibrium climate sensitivity	Subject, term, tag: Equilibrium climate sensitivity	Equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS)

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

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Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group I: Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis

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Definition

The equilibrium (steady state) change in the surface temperature following a doubling of the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration from pre-industrial conditions. (English)