McGlade Christophe & Ekins Paul

Rubrique:

Sources fossiles

Parution:

07 january 2015

Titre Ouvrage:

The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C

Édition:

Nature, 517

Pages:

187-190

Our results suggest that, globally, a third of oil reserves, half of gas reserves and over 80 per cent of current coal reserves should remain unused from 2010 to 2050 in order to meet the target of 2 °C ; implementation of this policy commitment would also render unnecessary continued substantial expenditure on fossil fuel exploration, because any new discoveries could not lead to increased aggregate production.