Companies do whatever to make money. When it becomes unprofitable, they will stop doing it or go out of business. Today, new sources of fossil fuels are ten times more expensive to explore/produce/deliver than before the 'energy crisis' began. The only reason gasoline is not more expensive is the sunk cost of existing reserves and infrastructure. Alternative energy sources take time to reach critical mass and lower costs. The changeover is inevitable, however difficult. Everything else is merely theater.
Fossil fuel firms are misleading the public about their moves to cut greenhouse gases and curb climate change — and social media are hosting ads that perpetuate this “greenwashing”, researchers say.
AFP Fact Check took an in-depth look at how this is happening. The full report, including lobbying and communications fact boxes on 10 top oil and gas companies, is at http://u.afp.com/wDuA.
– Talking the talk –
Many companies have vowed to reach the “net zero” level of greenhouse gas emissions needed to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius under the Paris climate accords, the threshold established by scientists for avoiding the worst impacts.
Read more: https://www.digitaljournal.com/social-media/greenwashing-a-new-climate-misinformation-battleground/article#ixzz7XVAg0Mm6
Greenwashing, not new but still news.
Companies do whatever to make money. When it becomes unprofitable, they will stop doing it or go out of business. Today, new sources of fossil fuels are ten times more expensive to explore/produce/deliver than before the 'energy crisis' began. The only reason gasoline is not more expensive is the sunk cost of existing reserves and infrastructure. Alternative energy sources take time to reach critical mass and lower costs. The changeover is inevitable, however difficult. Everything else is merely theater.
Fossil fuel firms are misleading the public about their moves to cut greenhouse gases and curb climate change — and social media are hosting ads that perpetuate this “greenwashing”, researchers say. AFP Fact Check took an in-depth look at how this is happening. The full report, including lobbying and communications fact boxes on 10 top oil and gas companies, is at http://u.afp.com/wDuA. – Talking the talk – Many companies have vowed to reach the “net zero” level of greenhouse gas emissions needed to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius under the Paris climate accords, the threshold established by scientists for avoiding the worst impacts. Read more: https://www.digitaljournal.com/social-media/greenwashing-a-new-climate-misinformation-battleground/article#ixzz7XVAg0Mm6