Countries most vulnerable to fossil fuel phaseout generate just 6% of global output, climate analysis finds

by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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Add to Preferred Sources Credit: Nothing Ahead from Pexels Countries highly vulnerable to the phase-out of oil, gas and coal account for just 6% of global economic output, countries in Africa stand to benefit from their vast solar energy potential, and the economic interests of the U.S., Europe and China are affected by climate policy in surprisingly similar ways. A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) published in Nature Sustainability now shows, for 169 countries around the world, how the fight against global heating affects national assets—and what geopolitical challenges and opportunities arise as a result.