Back in 1985, Carl Sagan told Congress that continuing to burn fossil fuels will increase global temperature, cause climate change, melt glaciers and ice sheets, and cause sea level rise.
His solution: Fewer government subsidies for fossil fuels and use of renewable energy.
The oil & gas industry is one of the most profitable businesses in history.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/big-oil-doubles-profits-blockbuster-2022-2023-02-08/
The oil & gas industry is one of the most heavily taxpayer subsidized industries on the planet.
https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-fossil-fuel-subsidies-a-closer-look-at-tax-breaks-and-societal-costs
The oil & gas industry has drained $3 billion USD a day for 50 years from democracies.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/21/revealed-oil-sectors-staggering-profits-last-50-years
The oil & gas industry funds anti-democracy disinformation & climate denial malign influence campaigns
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/09/politics/big-oil-disinformation-record-profits-climate/index.html
https://theintercept.com/2021/01/16/oil-industry-election-climate-denial-stop-steal/
They also were given record subsidies.
“Fossil fuel consumption subsidies soared to record heights in 2022” https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/02/fossil-fuel-consumption-subsidies-energy-2022/
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