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New tool measures damage from each fossil fuel project
Original: We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature
Researchers have unveiled a way to quantify the harm that individual new coal, gas and oil projects will cause to people and ecosystems. The method could make climate and health impacts of specific developments measurable, potentially strengthening arguments in permitting battles, court cases and campaigns against fossil fuel expansion worldwide.
Why now: A newly published method makes project-specific climate and health damage quantifiable, which matters for ongoing debates over fossil fuel approvals
Evidence
- We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature · Phys.org
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