Damages
Origins of Climate Denial: The New World War
Mar 9, 2023
The podcast explores the origins of climate denial and highlights a peer-reviewed study showing the accuracy of oil company scientists' climate models in the past. It exposes the tactics used by oil companies to spread misinformation about climate change and their role in intensifying natural disasters. The podcast also discusses the impacts of climate change including wildfires in California, economic costs, and lives lost. It emphasizes the urgency of taking action on climate change and encourages listeners to overcome fear and paralysis to make a difference.
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- Oil company scientists accurately predicted climate change in the 70s and 80s, contradicting their current denial and misinformation tactics.
- Fossil fuel companies have shifted their climate denial efforts to countries in the global south, despite knowing the impacts of climate change for decades.
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Climate Denial Origins and Predictions
Scientists working for Axon in the 70s and 80s accurately predicted climate change and its impacts. They knew it with alarming accuracy. Fossil fuel companies, even if they have stopped sowing doubt about climate change in their home countries, are still running the same playbook abroad, especially in countries in the global south.
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