carbon budget
The maximum cumulative amount of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions compatible…The maximum cumulative amount of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions compatible with a given global-warming target (e.g., 1.5 °C), for a stated probability and from a stated baseline date.
Meaning
3 sensesThe maximum cumulative amount of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions compatible with a given global-warming target (e.g., 1.5 °C), for a stated probability and from a stated baseline date.
CO₂-Budget, Kohlenstoffbudget
An emissions cap or allocation set for a period (year, multi-year, etc.) for a country, organisation, sector, or project so as to follow a target trajectory.
(broadly)A planning document detailing such caps and their trajectory (e.g., a university’s “2024–2028 carbon budget”).
Translations
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Origin
From carbon + budget; widely used in climate science (e.g., IPCC) for the cumulative amounFrom carbon + budget; widely used in climate science (e.g., IPCC) for the cumulative amount of CO₂ compatible with a given warming limit.
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Forms
plural: carbon budgets| Singular | carbon budget |
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