'Not enough to halt new projects' | Existing oil & gas fields must be plugged to hit Paris goal: report

Along with shelving new hydrocarbon production developments, operational oil and gas fields and coal mines must be rapidly wound-down to stop 'locked in' emissions from speeding global heating, says new Oil Change International-led study

A wellhead and drilling rig at the Yarakta oilfield in the Irkutsk region of Russia
A wellhead and drilling rig at the Yarakta oilfield in the Irkutsk region of RussiaFoto: Vasily Fedosenko
Published 17 May 2022, 14:55Updated 17 May 2022, 16:01