Paper examines climate risk and the fossil fuel industry
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 08:11
in Earth & Climate
Burning coal, oil and natural gas is responsible for two-thirds of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Yet these same fuels are also the economic mainstay of resource-rich countries and the world's largest companies. According to a new working paper from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, this means that climate-change relief actions represent danger for the fossil fuel business.