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It is sometimes assumed that due to the trajectory of fossil fuel depletion, the world will be able to avoid dangerous climate change simply because we will ‘run out’ of oil before carbon dioxide emissions reach a tipping point. This, however, is based on an incomplete understanding of the vulnerability of the Earth System to climate disruption.
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Ahmed, N.M. (2017). Earth System Disruption. In: Failing States, Collapsing Systems. SpringerBriefs in Energy(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47816-6_5
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