As of 2023, the United States had a remaining carbon budget of about 16 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂), in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Nevertheless, emissions from hydrocarbons remaining in planned and active fields would outdo the North American country's carbon budget by nearly five-fold – with gas and oil emissions amounting to some 41 and 34 GtCO₂, respectively. The United States is by far the largest carbon budget overshooting country worldwide.
Share of remaining carbon budget and emissions from hydrocarbons remaining in planned and active fields in the United States as of 2023
(in billion tons of carbon dioxide)
Carbon budget calculated proportionately based on the remaining global carbon budget and the U.S. share of global population. It does not account for historical emissions.
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Energy Monitor. (July 6, 2023). Share of remaining carbon budget and emissions from hydrocarbons remaining in planned and active fields in the United States as of 2023 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399681/carbon-budget-and-emissions-from-hydrocarbons-in-us/
Energy Monitor. "Share of remaining carbon budget and emissions from hydrocarbons remaining in planned and active fields in the United States as of 2023 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. July 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399681/carbon-budget-and-emissions-from-hydrocarbons-in-us/
Energy Monitor. (2023). Share of remaining carbon budget and emissions from hydrocarbons remaining in planned and active fields in the United States as of 2023 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399681/carbon-budget-and-emissions-from-hydrocarbons-in-us/
Energy Monitor. "Share of Remaining Carbon Budget and Emissions from Hydrocarbons Remaining in Planned and Active Fields in The United States as of 2023 (in Billion Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399681/carbon-budget-and-emissions-from-hydrocarbons-in-us/
Energy Monitor, Share of remaining carbon budget and emissions from hydrocarbons remaining in planned and active fields in the United States as of 2023 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399681/carbon-budget-and-emissions-from-hydrocarbons-in-us/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of remaining carbon budget and emissions from hydrocarbons remaining in planned and active fields in the United States as of 2023 (in billion tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph], Energy Monitor, July 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399681/carbon-budget-and-emissions-from-hydrocarbons-in-us/
