"Keep it in the ground" has long been a favorite slogan of the environmental movement aimed at the coal, oil and gas industries, and the catchphrase is based in science.
For years, scientists have warned that without shifting energy consumption from fossil fuels to renewable sources, the planet will experience potentially disastrous levels of global warming. But a new report shows that many of the world's governments are not heeding their calls, and it's jeopardizing global efforts to contain the climate crisis.In fact, countries are on track to produce far more fossil fuels than what scientists say is allowed in order to limit global warming to 1.