Current fossil fuel infrastructure does not yet commit us to 1.5 °C warming
Power plants, vehicles and industry will continue to produce emissions for as long as they are used. Here, the authors show that retiring existing fossil fuel infrastructure at the end of its expected lifetime provides a good chance that the 1.5 °C Paris Agreement target can still be met.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07999-w |