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"Have you heard offshore windfarms kill whales? (They don’t.) Or that electric
vehicles catch fire more often than petrol cars? (It’s the opposite.) Perhaps
you’ve heard “natural” gas is clean? (It can be worse than coal.)
This is what climate misinformation looks like. These claims are common,
influential and damaging. They’re often spread for a reason: to slow the uptake
of clean alternatives to fossil fuels. Unfortunately, they are shaping public
opinion.
This week, a Senate inquiry is hearing testimony from officials, climate
scientists and researchers about the scale of the problem and its effects on
Australian politics. Policymakers are also hearing about the main culprits:
oil, gas and coal companies, as well as key enablers such as public relations
firms. I was one of the experts called to give evidence.
My research has followed the money trail between the fossil fuel industry and
public relations firms. As a co-editor on a forthcoming book on climate
obstruction, I can say that large PR firms have too often put their commercial
interests, and the interests of fossil fuel giants, ahead of those of the
public. My colleagues and I made this clear in our submission to the inquiry."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
