Calculation of Paris-compatible Emission Targets for the Six Largest Emitters with the Extended Smooth Pathway Model (ESPM)

What are realistic emissions targets for the world's six largest emitters that sum up to Paris-compatible emissions? To answer this question, this paper varies key framework data on the available global budget and the sharing mechanism to calculate top-down national emissions targets using the Extended Smooth Pathway Model (ESPM). The Paris Ambition Mechanism provides a combination of top-down and bottom-up approaches. For each country in the word the question arises to what extent their bottom-up targets fit with global needs. This might initiate a discourse on the global framework data that contributes to Paris-compatible NDCs in sum.