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Climate change: Fossil fuels must stay underground, scientists say - superadmin - 09-09-2021 Almost 60% of oil and gas reserves and 90% of coal must remain in the ground to keep global warming below 1.5C, scientists say. The forecast is based on close analysis of global energy supply and demand. It is a "bleak" but realistic assessment of "what the science tells us is needed", the researchers say. And they have "painted a scenario of the future" that leaves much less room for fossil fuels to be extracted than previously estimated. - More -