Limiting fossil fuel production as the next big step in climate policy

• Published in: Nature climate change Vol. 8; no. 12; pp. 1037 - 1043
• Main Authors: Erickson, Peter, Lazarus, Michael, Piggot, Georgia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.12.2018; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/106/694/682; 706/4066/4080; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Case studies; Climate; Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Climate effects; Climate policy; Constraining; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental justice; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Environmental policy; Fossil fuels; Fuel production; Jurisdiction; Oil and gas production; Oil production; Oil wells; Paris Agreement; Perspective; United States > US; California

Despite the current ambivalence of the United States towards the Paris Agreement, national and local jurisdictions across the globe remain committed, and they are seeking ways to increase the ambition and effectiveness of their climate policies. One way forwards could be limiting the production — no...