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ExxonMobil misled the public about the climate crisis. Now they're trying to silence critics | Geoffrey Supran and Naomi Oreskes
This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNewly leaked documents reported by Bloomberg News show that ExxonMobil’s climate dishonesty is even worse than we thoughtLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.45 EDTNewly leaked documents, recently by Bloomberg News, show that ExxonMobil’s climate dishonesty is even worse than we thought. While the company privately has an internal “plan for surging carbon emissions…by as much as the output of the entire nation of Greece,” according to Bloomberg, ExxonMobil executives “ their carbon forecasts from investors.” In other...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNewly leaked documents reported by Bloomberg News show that ExxonMobil’s climate dishonesty is even worse than we thoughtLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.45 EDTNewly leaked documents, recently by Bloomberg News, show that ExxonMobil’s climate dishonesty is even worse than we thought. While the company privately has an internal “plan for surging carbon emissions…by as much as the output of the entire nation of Greece,” according to Bloomberg, ExxonMobil executives “ their carbon forecasts from investors.” In other...WW…
The fossil fuel industry's invisible colonization of academia | Benjamin Franta and Geoffrey Supran
Corporate capture of academic research by the fossil fuel industry is an elephant in the room and a threat to tackling climate change.Last modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.54 EDTOn February 16, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center a film screening of the “Rational Middle Energy Series.” The university promoted the event as “Finding Energy’s Rational Middle” and described the film’s motivation as “a need and desire for a balanced discussion about today’s energy issues.” Who can argue with balance and rationality? And with Harvard’s stamp of approval, surely the information presented to...…Corporate capture of academic research by the fossil fuel industry is an elephant in the room and a threat to tackling climate change.Last modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.54 EDTOn February 16, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center a film screening of the “Rational Middle Energy Series.” The university promoted the event as “Finding Energy’s Rational Middle” and described the film’s motivation as “a need and desire for a balanced discussion about today’s energy issues.” Who can argue with balance and rationality? And with Harvard’s stamp of approval, surely the information presented to...WW…
Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Must End
When it comes to tackling the climate crisis, ending $400 billion in annual subsidies to the fossil-fuel industry worldwide seems like a no-brainer. For the past decade world leaders have been resolving and reaffirming the need to phase them out. All the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates committed to eliminating fossil-fuel subsidies, and the vast majority of the American public supports doing so. International financial institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund have joined the chorus, pointing to the benefits of reform.In 2018, however, a group of...…When it comes to tackling the climate crisis, ending $400 billion in annual subsidies to the fossil-fuel industry worldwide seems like a no-brainer. For the past decade world leaders have been resolving and reaffirming the need to phase them out. All the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates committed to eliminating fossil-fuel subsidies, and the vast majority of the American public supports doing so. International financial institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund have joined the chorus, pointing to the benefits of reform.In 2018, however, a group of...WW…
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