""In particular, the near-term gap has increased with projected 2030 production exceeding levels consistent with 1.5 degrees [Celsius] by more than 120%, up from 110% in 2023," Derik Broekhoff, senior scientist at SEI and report co-author, said on a call with reporters."
""And China, because it represents over half of total global coal production, drives a lot of those numbers," Broekhoff says."
""The reality is stark," says Melanie Robinson, global climate director at the World Resources Institute."
Global planned production of coal, oil and natural gas in 2030 far exceeds levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, with projected output more than double what a 1.5°C pathway allows. The 20 largest fossil-fuel producers, including China, the United States and India, plan higher production than two years earlier. China’s slower planned reduction in coal production through 2030 drives much of the near-term increase because China supplies more than half of global coal. Countries are submitting nationally determined contributions ahead of the U.N. climate conference in Belem, Brazil, increasing urgency to align supply with climate targets and accelerate reductions in coal, oil and gas production.
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