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The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C

The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C

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The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C

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The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature (London), 2015-01, Vol.517 (7533), p.187-190

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

To limit global warming to a rise of 2 °C compared to pre-industrial levels, we cannot use all of our fossil fuel reserves; here an integrated assessment model shows that this temperature limit implies that we must leave unused a third of our oil reserves, half of our gas reserves and over 80 per cent of our coal reserves during the next 40 years,...

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The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1645776202

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1645776202

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/nature14016

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