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Governments Plan Doubled Fossil Fuel Production, Breaching Climate Goals
9/22/2025
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- The 2025 Production Gap Report finds governments plan to produce more than double the fossil fuels needed to meet Paris Agreement goals by 2030.
- Fossil fuel output would exceed 1.5°C limits by 120% and 2°C limits by 77%.
- China, the United States, and India are increasing fossil fuel extraction, contrary to commitments made at UN climate summits.
