Energy firms have made record profits by increasing production of oil and gas, far from their promises of rolling back emissions

Leading energy companies are intent on pushing the world in the opposite direction, expanding fossil fuel production and insisting that there is no alternative. It is evidence that they are motivated not by record warming, but by record profits, experts say.

  • Indie@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Well, no shit. Hadn’t thought of that.

    Imagine spending all the time and effort just to be bought out by a big terrible monster they have all been claiming were bad. Enjoy the clams.

    • Meowoem@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      They don’t know they’re getting brought out to be destroyed, it’s the same way Microsoft used to operate ‘oh this tech is amazing we’ll invest and help bring it to the masses!’ closely followed by ‘ok now you signed it over pack it all up into the incinerator…’