Report: $2.3tr of oil and gas industry projects 'incompatible' with 2C world

Michael Holder
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Analysis by Carbon Tracker ranks biggest oil and gas companies at most risk of investing in stranded assets as the low carbon transition gathers pace

Some of the world's largest oil and gas companies are at risk of wasting a total of $2.3tr of investment on projects that are incompatible with keeping average global temperature increases within 2C, according...

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