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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

US behind more than a third of global oil and gas expansion plans, report finds

Oil pumpjacks in operation in Midland, Texas
Oil pumpjacks in operation in Midland, Texas. After the US, Canada and Russia have the next biggest fossil fuel expansion plans. Photograph: David Goldman/AP

The US accounts for more than a third of the expansion of global oil and gas production planned by mid-century, despite its claims of climate leadership, research has found.

Canada and Russia have the next biggest expansion plans, calculated based on how much carbon dioxide is likely to be produced from new developments, followed by Iran, China and Brazil. The United Arab Emirates, which is to host the annual UN climate summit this year, Cop28 in Dubai in November, is seventh on the list.

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