Phasing out the use of fossil fuels remains a burning issue in fighting climate change

Standing up to energy producers and getting them to leave fossil fuels in the ground is the only way to fight climate change globally, writes Lili Fuhr    

IF THE world is to avoid climate catastrophe, it will have to forego burning almost 90% of proven coal reserves, plus one-third of oil and half of natural gas reserves.

But instead of implementing policies aimed at realising that objective, governments continue not only to subsidize the fossil-fuel industry, but also to use scarce public resources to find new reserves. That has to change — and fast.