Constant emissions for eight years will use up the remaining carbon budget
40bn metric tons
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide
30
Starting in 2026 would require far higher
mitigation rates
20
Starting in 2000 would have required a mitigation rate of 4% per year
10
Historical
emissions
0
1850
1900
1950
2000
2050
2100
Constant emissions for eight years will use up the remaining carbon budget
40bn metric tons
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide
30
Starting mitigation in 2026 would require far higher mitigation rates
20
Mitigation from 2000 would have required a mitigation rate of about 4% per year
10
Historical
emissions
0
1850
1900
1950
2000
2050
2100