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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Despite frequent and devastating heat waves, droughts, floods and fire, major fossil fuel-producing countries still plan to extract more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is consistent with the Paris climate accord’s goal for limiting global temperature rise, according to a United Nations-backed study released Wednesday.

Coal production needs to ramp sharply down to address climate change, but government plans and projections would lead to increases in global production until 2030, and in global oil and gas production until at least 2050, the Production Gap Report states. This conflicts with government commitments under the climate accord, which seeks to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit).

The report examines the disparity between climate goals and fossil fuel extraction plans, a gap that has remained largely unchanged since it was first quantified in 2019.

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[-] MxM111@kbin.social -2 points 10 months ago

You should look whether global oil production increases or not. Just looking at US is pointless. Do you think that gas is chip on gas station? No? Then it means there is no overproduction.

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Maybe I wasn't clear with my original comment. All oil extraction is a problem. It is adding carbon to the carbon cycle that isn't naturally there.

[-] MxM111@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago

Yes, but you also said "No increase in oil production is ever a good thing for the climate" in response that specifically discusses that it is local increase (in US) that compensates decrease elsewhere. To expand, it is a good thing because otherwise the oil prices will be too high that might trigger US and global recession and actually reduce available funds for innovations and investments into green technology.

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Ahhhh, yes, the green washing starts. I always enjoy when people bring that one into a conversation.

[-] MxM111@kbin.social -1 points 10 months ago

Call it as you want, but economy is a real thing and there is a way to go green without destroying people livelihoods.

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Then why haven't we done it yet? Instead we have kicked the can down the road for decades promising to do it later, all the while with climate scientist sounding alarm bells that we are wrecking our climate..heck, they have even provided a road map of what we have to do to stop it and we've basically shrugged at the idea.

[-] MxM111@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

From all countries in Kyoto and Paris treaty accord, US is the most successful in actually reducing CO2 emissions: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=52380

So we ARE doing it. It just does not happen in a day.

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Climate scientists have been saying this was a problem for over 50 years.

[-] MxM111@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Yes, it is unfortunate that due to oil companies anti-climate-science campaign and due to some party and voters being anti-science, it took so long for that to propagate into action. Would be better if it were faster.

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