Thread by @GeoffreySupran

This is (apparently) really happening folks. For the first time in history, CEOs of Big Oil will testify to US Congress about their multi-decade disinformation campaign to mislead the public about the climate crisis. H/t @maxinejoselow for the scoop. 1/n
washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…

2/n: For quick context, I & @NaomiOreskes wrote last year about why "it is our opinion that holding the fossil fuel industry accountable would be one of the most impactful ways for Congress – & governments around the world – to combat the climate crisis." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

3/n: Last week I reiterated that point to @bbcworldservice's #TheClimateQuestion as part of a discussion about the latest evidence of Big Oil's malfeasance:

https://twitter.com/GeoffreySupran/status/1445069966773047307?s=20

4/n: To learn more about Big Oil's history of climate deception, here's a thread with links to scholarship, reports, journalism, legal briefs, podcasts, cartoons, and more Twitter threads!

https://twitter.com/GeoffreySupran/status/1314564952393494528?s=20

5/n: Kudos to the countless people (too many for 140 characters) who have brought Big Oil's moment of reckoning to fruition, incl:

🗞️So many journalists who found receipts proving #ExxonKnew, #ShellKnew, etc. & immeasurably raised the bar on fossil fuel accountability reporting.

6/n: 👩‍🎓Historians, social scientists, & other scholars who have expanded & solidified the evidentiary basis & built out a peer-reviewed literature documenting Big Oil's history of denial & delay.

7/n: ✊ Advocates and activists who have both found additional historical documents and translated them into calls for action.

🏛️Lawyers and lawmakers who have recognised the injustices of Big Oil as the new Big Tobacco & found innovative ways to hold them to account.