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a term used to describe the overvaluation of fossil fuel assets due to the risk of stranded assets as the world transitions to renewable energy
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The concept of a carbon bubble refers to the overvaluation of fossil fuel assets due to the risk of unburnable carbon.
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Investors are starting to worry about the carbon bubble and the potential impact on the fossil fuel industry.
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The carbon bubble is like a ticking time bomb for the oil and gas companies.
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The carbon bubble looming over the economy is like a dark cloud waiting to burst.