Table 3 The Planetary Quotas
Planetary Quota | Control Variable and Global Limit | Description of Control Variable |
|---|---|---|
Carbon dioxide | Net CO2 emissions ≤ −7.3 GtCO2/yr | Net CO2 emissions including land use and land-use change emissions. |
Me-NO | Me-NO emissions ≤5.4GtCO2e/yr | Total warming potential of methane and nitrous oxide emissions expressed in terms of equivalent CO2 emissions (CO2e). |
Forestland | Deforestation ≤ -11Mha/yr | Net deforested land area. |
Aerosols | 0.04 ≤ AODea ≤ 0.1 | Emissions of aerosols and precursor gases expressed in terms of equivalent aerosol optical depth (AODe) |
Ozone | Montreal gas emissions ≈ ≤0 ODPkgsb/yr | Emission of gases controlled or due to be controlled under the Montreal Protocol in terms of ozone depleting potential weighted kilograms (ODPkg) |
Nitrogen | Net nitrogen released to the environment ≤62Tg/yr | Net reactive nitrogen released to the environment. |
Phosphorous | Net phosphorus released to the environment ≤11Tg/yr | Net phosphorus released to the environment. |
Water | Net water consumption ≤8500km3/yr | Net green, blue and grey water consumption |
Biodiversity | Percentage disappearing fraction of species ≤1E-4/yr | Net percentage disappearing fraction of species due to land occupation and transformation |
Novel entities | Net imperishable waste ≤0 kg | Imperishable waste released to the environment less imperishable waste removed from the environment. |