'Think how much closer we could be to net zero today.'
for decades. For more than 30 years, they knew what scientists are now telling us — that we must halt construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure and rapidly transition to a renewable energy future.
Such a commission could subpoena the internal studies these companies did on carbon and methane emissions. It could investigate how they deployed lobbyists and funded think tanks to promote climate denial and sham science. It could delve into the nature of the political capture of regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
A national tribunal would likely uncover efforts presently underway by corporations to continue extracting carbon and methane assets, even though U.S. and global experts have warned that burning these assets will push planet earth into uninhabitable territory. It could fully lay bare their current carbon assets and the new fossil fuel infrastructure they are building.
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