For several years now, oil giant ExxonMobil has trumpeted its recognition of the risks posed by climate change. In tandem, it has proclaimed its support for climate action. Its declarations to this effect followed embarrassing revelations that for decades, the corporation had concealed its own scientists’ warnings of the catastrophic implications of continued fossil fuel extraction. In 2018, in its annual Sustainability Report, the company informed investors and the general public that it was taking a multipronged approach to addressing climate change.

Just as it seemed ‘climate fatigue’ (Kerr, 2009) had become entrenched, the fossil fuel industry found itself confronted by new, vibrant and diverse adversaries. Locally organised, internationally connected and arguably more strident than any of their predecessors, these fast-emerging environmental movements disrupted everyday practices and called for ever-stronger action from governments.

As corporations and politicians promote future ‘win-win’ solutions to climate change, communities in vulnerable regions of the world are already experiencing the effects of a devastating ecological unravelling. Increasingly intense storms, floods, hurricanes, fires and droughts are leaving myriad physical impacts – many of them in the form of loss of life and property.

As corporations and politicians promote future ‘win-win’ solutions to climate change, communities in vulnerable regions of the world are already experiencing the effects of a devastating ecological unravelling. Increasingly intense storms, floods, hurricanes, fires and droughts are leaving myriad physical impacts – many of them in the form of loss of life and property.

As corporations and politicians promote future ‘win-win’ solutions to climate change, communities in vulnerable regions of the world are already experiencing the effects of a devastating ecological unravelling. Increasingly intense storms, floods, hurricanes, fires and droughts are leaving myriad physical impacts – many of them in the form of loss of life and property.

A key challenge to fossil fuel hegemony is the recognition that responding to the existential threat of human-induced climate disruption requires a dramatic reduction in the amount of carbon emissions produced by the global economy. Climate science presents a stark choice in this regard.

As corporations and politicians promote future ‘win-win’ solutions to climate change, communities in vulnerable regions of the world are already experiencing the effects of a devastating ecological unravelling. Increasingly intense storms, floods, hurricanes, fires and droughts are leaving myriad physical impacts – many of them in the form of loss of life and property.

Insurance is a capitalist system, by and large, with for-profit companies … So they’re always going to try to compete with each other and offer enhanced value to their higher-end customers who will pay the higher prices

As corporations and politicians promote future ‘win-win’ solutions to climate change, communities in vulnerable regions of the world are already experiencing the effects of a devastating ecological unravelling. Increasingly intense storms, floods, hurricanes, fires and droughts are leaving myriad physical impacts – many of them in the form of loss of life and property.