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The Earth’s Temperature Will Rise Above the 2°C Global Warming Cap by 2050

Exxon Mobil projects oil, gas to be 54% of world’s needs in 2050 and carbon dioxide emissions will be double the UN goals.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Earth is getting hotter and human efforts fail to stem the increase in temperature. ExxonMobil said today that the world will reach 25 billion metric tons of energy related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2050. Moreover, oil and natural gas are still projected to meet more than half (54%) of the world’s energy needs in 2050. Exxon was aware of climate change as early as 1977 and spent millions decades refuting the evidence that burning fossil fuel releases carbon dioxide, increasing earth&#039...

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