Governments worldwide plan to produce 120% more fossil fuels by 2030 than the level consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as outlined in the Paris Agreement

Denmark and Costa Rica are trying to forge an alliance of countries willing to fix a date to phase out oil and gas production and to stop giving permits for new exploration

The government will auction up to 136 new oil exploration blocks in a major licensing round, with 125 of those in the Arctic Barents Sea, a relatively unspoiled corner of the planet