Quantifying Compensation Owed for Atmospheric Appropriation

Countries need to address compensation owed for atmospheric appropriation assuming a decarbonized world by 2050. The study calculates the level of compensation owed, revealing that the global North would appropriate half of the global South's share. Top historical emitters include the United States, Russia, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The study uses a population-based approach to allocate fair shares of the carbon budget across countries, highlighting the significant disparities in emissions.