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A new report identifies the United States as "planet-wrecker-in-chief," pointing to the nation's plans for a massive expansion of oil and gas production over the next two and a half decades even as it postures as a climate leader on the world stage.

According to research by Oil Change International (OCI), planned oil and gas expansion in the U.S. — the largest historical contributor to planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions — accounts for more than a third of prospective global oil and gas expansion through 2050. Much of the U.S. expansion is tied to fracking, the report observes.

The new report takes the Biden administration to task for "pledging climate leadership" while simultaneously facilitating "the continued expansion of fossil fuel production in the United States." 

The U.S. is one of just 20 countries that are projected to be responsible for nearly 90% of the carbon dioxide pollution from new oil and gas extraction projects between 2023 and 2050.

If those 20 countries follow through with their fossil fuel expansion plans, the projects will emit an estimated 173 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, the equivalent of the lifetime emissions of more than 1,000 new coal plants. 

"If that amount of CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere, then we're in serious trouble," said Romain Ioualalen, global policy lead for OCI and co-author of the new report. Such emissions, Ioualalen warned, would blow through the world's dwindling carbon budget and make it "mathematically impossible" to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
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FULL STORY -- https://www.commondreams.org/news/united-states-planet-wrecker

OCI REPORT -- https://priceofoil.org/2023/09/12/planet-wreckers-how-20-countries-oil-and-gas-extraction-plans-risk-locking-in-climate-chaos/

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