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Little room for new fossil fuel development if global temperatures are to stay below 1.5°C

by David L Mccollum, Alaa Al Khourdajie
Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Joule
Publication Date
Page Numbers
2542 to 2545
Volume
5
Issue
10

A new paper in Nature by Welsby et al. makes clear that pursuing efforts to limit global average temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels—the most frequently stated goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement—implies the vast majority of coal, crude oil, and natural gas must remain underground and undeveloped.