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May 2022
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The ‘carbon bombs’ set to blow up the wo...

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A Guardian investigation has revealed 195 oil and gas projects known as ‘carbon bombs’ that could trigger catastrophic climate breakdown if allowed to continue. Damian Carrington reports Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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