Carbon Bombs are the 425 biggest fossil fuel extraction projects in the world.
“Financial institutions everywhere must end lending, underwriting and investments in coal anywhere – including new coal infrastructure, power plants and mines.” - Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary General
Each has a lifetime emissions potential of a gigaton of CO2
Total is 4 times the current global climate change reduction target.
France has the most capital funding for Carbon Bomb projects. France is funding an unbelievable number of these projects, many of which will be built and operated in the global south. Of these 425, only 128 are still in the planning or building stage, and not currently operating.
Carbon Bombs are the 425 biggest fossil fuel extraction projects in the world.
Guardian 2022: 195 Carbon Bombs
LeMonde: 422 Carbon Bombs, 128 in Planning
ScienceDirect: 425 Carbon Bombs
Each has a lifetime emissions potential of a gigaton of CO2 Total is 4 times the current global climate change reduction target.
France has the most capital funding for Carbon Bomb projects. France is funding an unbelievable number of these projects, many of which will be built and operated in the global south. Of these 425, only 128 are still in the planning or building stage, and not currently operating.
CarbonBombs.Org: France
Valerie Masson-Delmotte a climate scientist at CEA Paris-Saclay who worked on the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. IPCC Index