This week, as COP28 has just opened in Dubai, Sébastien Julian, deputy editor-in-chief of the Climate section of L’Express, explains to us what “carbon bombs” are.
The team: Mathias Penguilly (presentation), Charlotte Baris (writing) and Jules Krot (editing and production).
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Mathias Penguilly : “Carbon bombs” are also called “climate bombs”. And we understand, given the vocabulary used, that there is reason to worry! Sébastien Julian, deputy editor-in-chief in charge of Climate at L’Express, will explain everything to us. I’ll say it right away for our listeners, we’re not talking about real bombs.
Sébastien Julian : No, it’s a concept which dates from 2022 and which we discovered in the study of a German researcher. “Carbon bombs” are coal, oil and gas infrastructures that could emit more than 1 billion tonnes of CO2 over their operating life. Some are already in operation, and others are still in the planning stage…
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