ClimateWorks helps us understand what 'carbon budget' means

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he Melbourne-based ClimateWorks has produced an easy to read, interpret and understand infographic explaining Australia’s carbon budget.

Explained clearly in the graphic is the daunting fact that Australia’s “fair share” of the global carbon budget is just one per cent and should nothing happen and “business continues as usual”, our quota will be exhausted by 2028 and that is just 12 years away.

Check out the chart here – “The Carbon Budget”.