The carbon budget to limit global warming to 1.5°C might be exhausted in just six years, shocking study finds
As per a new study our carbon budget is rapidly depleting and has led to a mere 50% chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C before 2030. To have a 50% chance of constraining warming to 1.5°C, the world is left with less than 250 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide spare. If we continue emitting at 2022 levels, which comes up to 40 gigatonnes annually, this budget is set to be exhausted by approximately 2029. Read more