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Why are we Still Searching for Fossil Fuels?

Richard Bilton investigates why oil, coal and gas exploration is booming when almost every country in the world has committed to limit the rise in global warming to 1.5 degrees.

Almost every country in the world has made a commitment to limit the rise in global warming to 1.5 degrees. The experts say that will only happen if we stop searching for new fossil fuels. So why is oil, coal and gas exploration still booming? As world leaders prepare for a landmark climate conference in Dubai, reporter Richard Bilton investigates why we are still looking for buried carbon in almost every part of the globe.

28 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 Nov 202319:30GMT

Credits

RoleContributor
ReporterRichard Bilton
ProducerMaurice May
Executive ProducerAndrew Head
EditorKaren Wightman

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  • Sun 19 Nov 202300:30GMT
  • Sun 19 Nov 202307:30GMT
  • Sun 19 Nov 202319:30GMT