Future Fossil Fuel Production , Will Continue To Exceed Safe Climate Limits, UN Report Finds.
The report was released by the U.N. on Oct. 20.
It found that the 15 nations with the
greatest output of fossil fuels... .
... will continue to produce them in excess by 2030, despite global commitment
to prevent catastrophic warming.
The lead author of the study says that
governments have time to reverse course.
It's state-owned fossil fuel companies that control 50 to 55% of global coal, oil and
gas production, .., Ploy Achakulwisut, Stockholm Environment Institute, via CNN.
... but even when they don't currently control production, government policies and subsidies enables production
by private interests. , Ploy Achakulwisut, Stockholm Environment Institute, via CNN.
It's governments who can implement systemic economy-wide policies and actions, with the public interest in mind, Ploy Achakulwisut, Stockholm Environment Institute, via CNN.
The main message is that governments have a primary role to play in closing the
production gap, Ploy Achakulwisut, Stockholm Environment Institute, via CNN.
The authors stated that the report is a
wake-up call for governments that put off reducing
their nations' reliance on fossil fuels.
The point of the production gap report is to show that governments continue to not see supplying fossil fuels as contributing to the
climate crisis, Ploy Achakulwisut, Stockholm Environment Institute, via CNN.
Continuing to delay action will just make the problem harder, Ploy Achakulwisut, Stockholm Environment Institute, via CNN.
Study authors say the longer fossil fuel reduction
is delayed, the more drastic the necessary changes
will seem once they are implemented.
We're going to need even steeper, faster declines,
and potentially more
disruptive transition, Ploy Achakulwisut, Stockholm Environment Institute, via CNN.
The quicker we take action, the more managed and less disruptive this transition away from fossil fuel can be
for everyone, Ploy Achakulwisut, Stockholm Environment Institute, via CNN