Carbon budget
LIMIT ON CO2 EMISSION FOR A GIVEN CLIMATE IMPACT
Global carbon budget; Emissions budget; User:Maida h4/sandbox
A carbon budget is "the maximum amount of cumulative net global anthropogenic carbon dioxide () emissions that would result in limiting global warming to a given level with a given probability, taking into account the effect of other anthropogenic climate forcers". When expressed relative to the pre-industrial period it is referred to as the Total Carbon Budget, and when expressed from a recent specified date it is referred to as the Remaining Carbon Budget.