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noun
The maximum cumulative amount of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions compatible with a given global-warming target (e.g., 1.5 °C), for a stated probability and from a stated baseline date.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: climatology, natural-sciences
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noun
An emissions cap or allocation set for a period (year, multi-year, etc.) for a country, organisation, sector, or project so as to follow a target trajectory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: policy
Topics: management
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noun
A planning document detailing such caps and their trajectory (e.g., a university’s “2024–2028 carbon budget”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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History
From carbon + budget; widely used in climate science (e.g., IPCC) for the cumulative amount of CO2 compatible with a given warming limit.
Across languages
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