Existing coal, oil and gas fields will blow carbon budget – study

Expansion of fossil fuel extraction amounts to ‘climate denial’, says thinktank Oil Change International, but observers argue some additional oil and gas could be safe. Climate Home reportsThe world’s working coal mines and oil and gas fields contain enough carbon to push the world beyond the threshold for catastrophic climate change, according to a report released on Thursday.If all the existing fuel were to be burned, projects currently operating or under construction could b