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What the fossil fuel industry doesn't want you to know | Al Gore
Aug 7, 2023
In a compelling talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore, renowned for his climate advocacy, confronts the fossil fuel industry's hold on climate solutions. He exposes their lobbying tactics and the misleading nature of their climate commitments. Gore highlights the urgency of legislative action, like the Inflation Reduction Act, while urging a global reevaluation of polluting industries’ roles in politics. With a mix of optimism and urgency, he calls for authentic reforms to ensure a shift toward sustainable energy.
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- The fossil fuel industry has been the main obstacle to climate solutions, using lobbyists and economic networks to slow down progress and deceiving the public to protect their profits.
- The global allocation of capital and subsidies for fossil fuels, along with the financial system, pose another major obstacle, requiring reforms in international financial institutions to remove barriers and enable developing countries to access private capital for clean energy projects.
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Obstacle 1: Opposition from the Fossil Fuel Industry
The main obstacle to cutting down emissions is the unrelenting opposition from the fossil fuel industry. They use lobbyists, fixers, and their economic networks to slow down progress. The companies have knowingly lied about the climate crisis, deceiving the public to protect their profits. They have captured the policy-making process and even control the COP (Conference of the Parties) process. Despite their claims of investing in renewables and carbon capture, their commitments are minimal, and they actively fight against solutions proposed by others.
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