The UCL study used an economic model to determine what percentage of each region's fossil fuel reserves should be left untouched in order to meet climate goals. Reserves are defined as fuels that could be developed given current technology and economic conditions.
EMILY M. ENG, NG STAFF. SOURCE: C. MCGLADE AND P. EKINS. NATURE
New study says vast amounts of coal, oil, and gas must be left untouched to limit global warming.
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The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to
2 °C
Nature 517, 187–190 (08 January 2015) doi:10.1038/nature14016
nationalgeographic.com - January 7, 2015
by Christina Nunez
Canada's tar sands need to stay in the ground, the oil beneath the Arctic has to remain under the sea, and most of the world's coal must be left untouched in order to prevent global temperatures from rising more than 2°C, a study released Wednesday says.
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