The remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C (50% probability) was ~250 GtCO₂ as of January 2023, equivalent to ~6 years of emissions at current levels.

Carbon budget as contested commons · source

The USA has emitted ~400 billion tonnes CO₂ since 1751, approximately 25% of all historical emissions.

Carbon budget as contested commons · source

ClearSpace-1, led by OHB SE with Swiss firm ClearSpace, will be the first mission to remove an actual, unprepared, uncooperative piece of space debris, rendezvousing with and deorbiting ESA's PROBA-1 satellite (launched 2001, ~95 kg) using…

ClearSpace-1 / active debris removal · source

Binding debris rules remain partial: ESA's Zero Debris Approach target (2030) binds only ESA and partners, while the industry-wide Zero Debris Charter is non-binding, signed by 19 countries and over 150 entities.

ClearSpace-1 / active debris removal · source