When will countries stop exploring for oil?

If we are to ensure that there’s no more than a 1.5 degrees
centigrade increase in global warming, the International Energy
Agency recently stated that oil exploration must stop. A few
countries have heeded that warning but the vast majority have
not. The Climate Question hears from two nations – one already
rich from oil, the other poor and yet to benefit from recent oil
finds – about why they are continuing to explore. But, even for
those who are following the IEA’s advice, will stopping be
straightforward or might hurdles still lie in wait?


Contributors: Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the
International Energy Agency Bård Lahn, Research Fellow at the
Center for International Climate Research, Norway Catherine
Higham, Climate Change Laws of the World Coordinator, London
School of Economics


Presenters: Jordan Dunbar & Gaia Vince Reporter: Kiana
Wilburg Producers: Darin Graham & Soila Apparicio Series
producer: Rosamund Jones Editor: Emma Rippon