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Originally Posted by Sol
O&G companies are in the business of making money, not transitioning to renewables. The world needs to decide how much O&G we want, not O&G companies. They are self interested. That should not be a shock. Don't look to them to sacrifice money out of the goodness of their hearts.
If we as a society decide we want to produce less O&G, we regulate it and incentivize renewables. New renewable companies can then compete.
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This ignores the fact that these same companies can use lies and deception to hoodwink society into thinking their products are harmless. As a result, society is robbed of its ability to make informed decisions. The tobacco industry did it; so too the O&G industry did it.
Doing harm to society in the name of turning profits is not ok, even if you can find a way to get away with it.
The fossil fuel industry has skeletons in its closet. If it wants to make amends for its shady past, it has to
really step up and fund renewables in a serious way. Otherwise, it is entirely deserving of the flak it gets.