Counting the numbers: EU carbon budget not compatible with 1.5°C target

Since the IPCC’s first publication of global carbon budget estimates, huge scientific progress has been made to tackle the uncertainties in the use of this concept. The latest numbers as contained in the WG I contribution to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report are now much more robust. This briefing calculates the EU’s carbon budget under currently agreed targets and compares this to the remaining global carbon budget.