Potential emissions of CO2 and methane from proved reserves of fossil fuels: An alternative analysis
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- 作者：Richard Heedea ; heede@climateaccountability.org" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Naomi Oreskesa ; b
- 关键词：Fossil fuels ; Proved reserves ; Crude oil ; Natural gas ; Coal ; Emissions ; Carbon dioxide CO2 methane CH4 ; Investor-owned ; State-owned ; Stranded assets ; Carbon bubble ; Major carbon producers
- 刊名：Global Environmental Change
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：36
- 期：Complete
- 页码：12-20
- 全文大小：990 K
文摘
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We focus on reserves held by companies with the capacity to deliver carbon fuels to world markets.
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Potential emissions from their expected production are quantified.
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The proportion of the remaining 2 °C carbon budget are estimated.
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The core climate threat is capital investment in finding and developing new reserves.
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The majority of reserves are held by companies that are not publicly traded.