Existing fossil fuel extraction would warm the world beyond 1.5 °C

The Paris climate goals and the Glasgow Climate Pact require anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) emissions to decline to net zero by mid-century. This will require overcoming carbon lock-in throughout the energy system. Previous studies have focused on ‘committed emissions’ from capital investment...

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Main Authors: Kelly Trout, Greg Muttitt, Dimitri Lafleur, Thijs Van de Graaf, Roman Mendelevitch, Lan Mei, Malte Meinshausen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac6228