Thread by @jane_mcmullen

My latest documentary DENIAL, the first part of a new series Big Oil vs the World, will be broadcast tonight on BBC2 at 9pm.

With this week’s unprecedented heatwave the latest reminder that devastating climate change is already underway, this is the story of how we got here.

It begins 4 decades ago, when scientists working for Exxon, the world’s biggest oil company, warned that burning fossil fuels would cause climate change - with potentially catastrophic effects. But from the late 1980s, the oil industry went on to mount a campaign to sow doubt.

Over the past year we’ve pieced that campaign together, with thousands of newly uncovered documents and over 100 interviews.

Please watch and share – this is the story behind the most important issue of our age.

The doc features interviews with industry players and leading scientists and politicians.

Here’s a behind-the-scenes glimpse of our interview with former US Vice President Al Gore last December:

The investigation took us across USA, delving into dusty basements & meeting an extraordinary set of people.

Some are optimistic about our chances of tackling climate change, others have lost hope.

I’m grateful to everyone who generously shared their recollections & insights.

And of course the doc couldn’t have been made without the efforts of a remarkably talented & hard-working team - brilliant editing, music score, cinematography among everything else.

I’m immensely proud of it. Please watch and share your comments!

#bigoil #climatecrisis

Link to watch after broadcast -

bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c…