No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal
by Ajit Niranjan from Environment | The Guardian on (#6K991)
UK, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark have failed to align oil and gas policies with Paris pledges, say campaigners
None of the big oil and gas producers surrounding the North Sea plan to stop drilling soon enough to meet the 1.5C (2.7F) global heating target, a report has found.
The five countries - the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark - have failed to align their oil and gas policies with their climate promises under the Paris agreement, according to the campaign group Oil Change International.
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