Oil Change International: Study - Existing Oil, Gas, and Coal Extraction Sites Need to Be Closed Down to Stay Within 1.5C, Findings Show
May 18, 2022
May 18, 2022
WASHINGTON, May 18 (TNSres) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release:
The study finds that, in the absence of large-scale carbon capture or removal, nearly 40% of developed fossil fuel reserves need to stay in the ground to keep the 1.5 C limit in reach.
The research provides the first complete assessment of committed or 'locked in' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of existing and approved fossil fuel extraction facilities. It is the first p . . .
The study finds that, in the absence of large-scale carbon capture or removal, nearly 40% of developed fossil fuel reserves need to stay in the ground to keep the 1.5 C limit in reach.
The research provides the first complete assessment of committed or 'locked in' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of existing and approved fossil fuel extraction facilities. It is the first p . . .