'Paris Maligned': Carbon Tracker warns fossil fuel industry ignoring Paris Agreement with $58bn investment blitz

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'Paris Maligned': Carbon Tracker warns fossil fuel industry ignoring Paris Agreement with $58bn investment blitz

Influential think tank warns that post-pandemic oil and gas companies have invested billions in projects that would push warming beyond 2.5C

Despite their pledges to deliver on net zero emissions targets, many of the world's largest oil and gas companies are continuing to invest in projects that are not compatible with the goals of the Paris...

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