Editorial: Hoping fossil fuel giants will see the light on climate hasn’t worked. Change only comes with mandates and force
by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Jul 22, 2023
3 minutes
One of the most demoralizing things about the world’s response to the climate crisis is the fossil fuel industry’s continued success in blocking the pollution-cutting actions that are in the interest of all of humanity.
The solution to our predicament couldn’t be clearer: We need to stop burning fossil fuels and pumping pollution into the atmosphere. So much needless human suffering and ecological destruction could be avoided if oil, coal and gas companies saw the existential threat their business model poses and moved quickly to transition into selling
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