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Fossil fuel gaslighting: accept climate change but undermine action michaelwest.com.au/fossil-fuel-ga… via @MichaelWestBiz

“Lobbyists for the fossil fuel industry have enjoyed a meteoric rise in influence both locally and globally over the past few decades, writes Ian Dunlop.”

“Despite the supposed success of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement in uniting disparate parties behind the common objective of tackling climate change, the words  “fossil fuels”, “coal”, “oil” or “gas” do not appear in the entire document,”

“even though reduction in their carbon emissions is the agreement’s raison d’etre.
It is just one example of the influence of fossil fuel lobbyists.”

“From the outset of international climate negotiations under 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, industry representatives played a major role in influencing outcomes in favour of continued fossil fuel use, led in Aust’s case by Australian Industry Greenhouse Network”

“The efforts of industry bodies such as Business Council of Aust, Minerals Council of Aust, Aust Institute of Petroleum, Aust’n Petroleum Production & Exploration Association, Aust Aluminium Council, Aust Chamber of Commerce & Industry & Aust Industry Group to undermine,”

“sensible climate & energy policy have been extensively documented. From the late 1990s, their efforts were coordinated under the umbrella of the AIGN, which continues today.”