MicroWaveOct 2, 2023

‘We are not in the business of ice cream’: Big Oil CEOs defend themselves against climate criticism

https://lemmy.world/post/6161439

‘We are not in the business of ice cream’: Big Oil CEOs defend themselves against climate criticism - Lemmy.world

Chief executives of some of the world’s largest energy companies on Monday sought to defend themselves from criticism, saying it is not possible to keep everyone happy amid the planned energy transition. Speaking at the ADIPEC oil and gas conference, which opened in Abu Dhabi on Monday, executives representing energy majors in the U.S., Europe and Asia sought to strike a positive tone on the current state of play for the fossil fuel industry. It comes shortly after climate protesters took to the streets in hundreds of cities across the globe to demand that world leaders phase out the burning of fossil fuels, the chief driver of the climate crisis.

Show threadMoobythegoldensockOct 2, 2023

“So, the debate has always been posed here, I’m reminded of an old saying: ‘If you want to keep everyone happy, sell ice cream.’ We are not in the business of ice cream — and I’m reminded, there are people who are lactose intolerant,”

… what? The longer you stretch an analogy, the higher the chance it’s going to sound stupid and weird.

Jokes aside, it’s really not the responsibility of the oil barons to sunset their own injury. The responsibility is on the lawmakers who sold us all out to lobbyists for campaign money. We could have regulated this industry 30 years ago and had it all but obsoleted by now, but instead we did fuck all.

Show threadGBU_28
Some people have sensitive teeth!
Oct 2, 2023 at 4:35pmWeb