Influential oil company scenarios for combating climate change don't actually meet the Paris Agreement goals, our new analysis shows

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Global climate goals depend on the end of new oil and gas development, the IEA has warned | Credit: iStock
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Global climate goals depend on the end of new oil and gas development, the IEA has warned | Credit: iStock

Most decarbonisation pathways claiming to be compatible with the climate agreement show a strong continuing reliance on natural gas and coal, explain academics Robert Brecha and Gaurav Ganti

Several major oil companies, including BP and Shell, periodically publish scenarios forecasting the future of the energy sector. In recent years, they have added visions for how climate change might be...

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