In a scenario in which the world achieves net-zero by 2050, it is estimated that many countries will exceeded their fair-share of the global carbon budget, based on their relative population. The United States is expected to be the largest overshooting country in this scenario, accounting for ** percent of carbon budget overshoot. Russia is forecast to follow, but by a wide margin, with a share of almost ** percent. The cumulative compensation owed from carbon overshooting countries to undershooting countries was evaluated at *** trillion U.S. dollars.
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