Leave coal, oil in ground for climate's sake: study

Leave coal, oil in ground for climate's sake: study
Paris (AFP) Jan 7, 2015 - The Middle East must leave 40 percent of its oil reserves in the ground, and China, the US and Russia most of their coal if global warming is to be curbed, researchers said Wednesday. Globally, a third of oil, half of gas and over 80 percent of coal reserves must be left untouched until 2050, according to a novel breakdown of "unburnable" fossil-fuel stocks published in the journal Nature. ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Leave_coal_oil_in_ground_for_climates_sake_study_999.html