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<p>The remaining carbon budget (RCB) of countries provides a benchmark for evaluating national mitigation efforts and was central to a recent European Court of Human Rights’ ruling. However, estimates of national RCBs are inconsistent with CO<sub>2</sub> accounting in national greenhouse gas inventories (NGHGIs). Here, we align RCBs with NGHGI accounting standards. For 2024, NGHGI alignment reduces the 1.5 °C (50%) global RCB by &#xa0;~100 GtCO<sub>2</sub> (&#xa0;≈&#xa0;50%) and the 2 °C (66%) RCB by &#xa0;~200 GtCO<sub>2</sub> (&#xa0;≈&#xa0;20%). Thus, we estimate the 1.5 °C (50%) NGHGI-consistent global RCB to be depleted by 2027. We provide NGHGI-consistent national RCBs for common allocation methods and most countries. Following Paris Agreement equity principles, we find that by 2025, 64–85 countries could have exceeded their fair-share RCB for 1.5 °C (50%). While national RCBs depend on normative choices and are unlikely to directly drive negotiations, our framework enables more methodologically robust RCB calculations to track country-level mitigation progress.</p>

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Tracking country-level mitigation progress using NGHGI-consistent carbon budgets

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    2026年2月13日

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  • Konstantin Weber,
  • Cyril Brunner,
  • Reto Knutti

摘要

The remaining carbon budget (RCB) of countries provides a benchmark for evaluating national mitigation efforts and was central to a recent European Court of Human Rights’ ruling. However, estimates of national RCBs are inconsistent with CO2 accounting in national greenhouse gas inventories (NGHGIs). Here, we align RCBs with NGHGI accounting standards. For 2024, NGHGI alignment reduces the 1.5 °C (50%) global RCB by  ~100 GtCO2 ( ≈ 50%) and the 2 °C (66%) RCB by  ~200 GtCO2 ( ≈ 20%). Thus, we estimate the 1.5 °C (50%) NGHGI-consistent global RCB to be depleted by 2027. We provide NGHGI-consistent national RCBs for common allocation methods and most countries. Following Paris Agreement equity principles, we find that by 2025, 64–85 countries could have exceeded their fair-share RCB for 1.5 °C (50%). While national RCBs depend on normative choices and are unlikely to directly drive negotiations, our framework enables more methodologically robust RCB calculations to track country-level mitigation progress.