I am personally not a friend of carbon budgets, as they convey the impression that there is a safe limit to carbon emissions. This is simply not true at this point: every additional ton of CO2 entering the atmosphere will make us more miserable. More importantly, the often-quoted carbon budgets for a specific temperature only give us certain probability of staying below. A recent
Understanding Carbon Budgets
Understanding Carbon Budgets
Understanding Carbon Budgets
I am personally not a friend of carbon budgets, as they convey the impression that there is a safe limit to carbon emissions. This is simply not true at this point: every additional ton of CO2 entering the atmosphere will make us more miserable. More importantly, the often-quoted carbon budgets for a specific temperature only give us certain probability of staying below. A recent