How late is it in carbon time?

This countdown clock shows an estimate of how long it will take the world to reach an amount of greenhouse gas emissions beyond which 2°C of global warming will be likely (Source: Nick Evershed, Carbon countdown clock: how much of the world’s carbon budget have we spent? The Guardian, January 19, 2017).

Are you more interested in the 1.5°C scenario? Click this link. In a nutshell: as of early 2020, we will have about 8 years left.