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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish ·
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Study: Oil companies are not ‘part of the solution’

www.exxonknews.org

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Study: Oil companies are not ‘part of the solution’

www.exxonknews.org

silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish ·
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New research in the journal Nature reveals oil and gas companies own a “marginal” share of global renewable capacity, years after claiming they would lead the energy transition.

The paper is here

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  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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    I still remember in 2021 the IPCC wanted to release a report that said “incremental changes are not a viable solution to climate change”

    The report was deemed too political and blocked so the most dedicated scientists in the IPCC quit in protest and leaked the report anyway.

    https://scientistrebellion.org/about-us/leaked-ipcc-report/

    They were significant figures who went on to join the Scientists Rebellion group.

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-stage-worldwide-climate-protests-after-ipcc-report-180979913/

    Feels like a lifetime ago…

  • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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    makes sense since they represent almost the entirety of the problem

  • Hirom@beehaw.org
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    Thank you Captain Obvious!

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      Obvious, but the fossil fuels industry has a long history of investing just enough in renewables to try to present themselves as the solution

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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        i think in my head British Petroleum wears the crown for this

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        Yes. What goes without saying goes even better when you say it.

        It’s worth spreading that information. But I can’t help it, this one is quite obvious.

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    Whaaat? Noooo way, I can’t believe it.

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