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Fossil Fuel Firms' Projects Risk Stalling Climate Progress

12/20/2025

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A review by researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) and the University of Sussex analyzes fossil fuel companies' transition projects.
The study finds these initiatives often reinforce the fossil economy rather than reducing climate change.
The authors call for stricter regulations to ensure low-carbon technologies displace fossil fuels, warning that letting fossil fuel firms define the energy transition could impede progress.

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A review by researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) and the University of Sussex analyzes fossil fuel companies' transition projects.
The study finds these initiatives often reinforce the fossil economy rather than reducing climate change.
The authors call for stricter regulations to ensure low-carbon technologies displace fossil fuels, warning that letting fossil fuel firms define the energy transition could impede progress.