New oil and gas fields "incompatible" with limiting warming to 1.5°C

An analysis of global modelled pathways concludes that new oil and gas fields and new fossil import infrastructure in Europe are incompatible with limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

• Analysis of global modelled pathways from the IPCC, IEA, IRENA, and the private sector indicates that the development of any new oil and gas fields is incompatible with the goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C.
• Under gas phase-out pathways aligned with a 1.5°C limit, there is no capacity for the creation of new fossil import infrastructure within Europe.
• To limit warming to 1.5°C, the world must avoid new fossil fuel sources and instead prioritize the increase of solar and wind capacity.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2022). New oil and gas fields "incompatible" with limiting warming to 1.5°C. https://www.iisd.org/articles/iisd-news/new-oil-and-gas-fields-incompatible-limiting-warming-15degc

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. New oil and gas fields "incompatible" with limiting warming to 1.5°C. 2022. https://www.iisd.org/articles/iisd-news/new-oil-and-gas-fields-incompatible-limiting-warming-15degc.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2022new, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{New oil and gas fields "incompatible" with limiting warming to 1.5°C}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://www.iisd.org/articles/iisd-news/new-oil-and-gas-fields-incompatible-limiting-warming-15degc}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }