Cerrando la brecha de producción de combustibles fósiles
Summary
The document highlights a significant gap between projected fossil fuel production for 2030 and the levels required to limit global warming to 1.5°C or 2°C. It warns that expanding coal, oil, and gas production creates infrastructure lock-in that makes emission reductions more difficult and costly. Preliminary findings indicate that by 2030, the world is on track to produce 50% more fossil fuels than a 2°C pathway allows and 120% more than a 1.5°C pathway allows.
Key insights
- Current global fossil fuel production projections for 2030 significantly exceed the limits required to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals, with preliminary data showing a surplus of 50% relative to a 2°C pathway and 120% relative to a 1.5°C pathway.
- The continued expansion of coal, oil, and gas production creates a production gap that undermines climate ambitions by locking in fossil fuel infrastructure, which increases the cost and difficulty of future emission reductions.
- Existing climate pledges are insufficient to meet Paris Agreement targets, as current commitments are projected to limit global warming to approximately 3°C by the end of the century; achieving the 1.5°C goal would require a fivefold increase in emission reductions.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Cerrando la brecha de producción de combustibles fósiles. https://www.sei.org/publications/cerrando-la-brecha-de-produccion-de-combustibles-fosiles/
- Chicago
- Stockholm Environment Institute. Cerrando la brecha de producción de combustibles fósiles. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/cerrando-la-brecha-de-produccion-de-combustibles-fosiles/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Cerrando la brecha de producción de combustibles fósiles |date=18 September 2019 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/cerrando-la-brecha-de-produccion-de-combustibles-fosiles/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019cerrando, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Cerrando la brecha de producción de combustibles fósiles}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/cerrando-la-brecha-de-produccion-de-combustibles-fosiles/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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