Recently The Guardian did a five-month investigation into “carbon bombs:” fossil fuel projects that would individually emit more than one billion tons of carbon. The study revealed 195 planned oil-and-gas carbon bombs around the world. If these projects were to proceed as planned, they would blow up internationally agreed-upon climate targets. Six of the projects are sited at Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar Oil Field, currently the largest oil field in the world. Home to the government-owned fossil fuel giant Saudi Aramco, the Ghawar is among the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions. Saudi Arabia is now faced with the problem of staying relevant in global energy markets as the world transitions to clean energy. It also is among the countries which, by 2070, will be too hot for human habitation.

On this episode of The Sweaty Penguin, learn about the Ghawar Oil Field and its environmental and economic challenges, as well as some possibilities for Saudi Arabia’s energy future. With special guest Dr. Dan Rabinowitz, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Tel Aviv University.