According to a 2021 study, nearly 90 percent of known global coal reserves would need to stay in the ground for a chance of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Many fossil fuel companies and governments who owned coal, oil, and natural gas reserves were at risk of seeing their assets stranded in order to mitigate the climate crisis.
Share of worldwide fossil fuel reserves needed to stay in the ground if keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius as of 2021, by fuel type
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The Guardian. (September 8, 2021). Share of worldwide fossil fuel reserves needed to stay in the ground if keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius as of 2021, by fuel type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262559/fossil-fuel-reserves-unextractable-due-to-climate-crisis/
The Guardian. "Share of worldwide fossil fuel reserves needed to stay in the ground if keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius as of 2021, by fuel type." Chart. September 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262559/fossil-fuel-reserves-unextractable-due-to-climate-crisis/
The Guardian. (2021). Share of worldwide fossil fuel reserves needed to stay in the ground if keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius as of 2021, by fuel type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262559/fossil-fuel-reserves-unextractable-due-to-climate-crisis/
The Guardian. "Share of Worldwide Fossil Fuel Reserves Needed to Stay in The Ground If Keeping Global Warming below 1.5 Degrees Celsius as of 2021, by Fuel Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262559/fossil-fuel-reserves-unextractable-due-to-climate-crisis/
The Guardian, Share of worldwide fossil fuel reserves needed to stay in the ground if keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius as of 2021, by fuel type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262559/fossil-fuel-reserves-unextractable-due-to-climate-crisis/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of worldwide fossil fuel reserves needed to stay in the ground if keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius as of 2021, by fuel type [Graph], The Guardian, September 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262559/fossil-fuel-reserves-unextractable-due-to-climate-crisis/
