How carbon bombs could blow up climate action
b'A new investigation from the Guardian\\u2019s climate journalists shows that oil and gas investment continues globally on 195 projects that would each release more than one gigaton of carbon if the reserves were fully exploited. \\n\\nThis, despite the fact that scientists say 60 per cent of oil and gas reserves will need to stay in the ground if we want to avoid heating the Earth by 1.5 C. \\n\\nIf you add up all of the carbon that could be released from these oil and gas \\u201ccarbon bombs,\\u201d Canada is in sixth place as one of the worst potential polluters. We\\u2019re home to nine sites that could release more than 27 gigatons of carbon. Canada is also home to three coal carbon bombs.\\n\\nDamian Carrington is the environment editor of the Guardian. He says the ongoing investment in these projects reveal an oil and gas industry that does not believe the world will achieve its climate goals.'