Polluters Teach Climate: 'Don't Look Up' Was a Documentary
The irony is thicker than crude oil. Companies like Shell, Saudi Aramco, and ADNOC are pushing 'educational' initiatives, sponsoring school programs, and even distributing cartoon books to 'inform' the next generation about climate change. This, from an industry that spent billions funding climate denial and lobbying against climate action for decades. (The Guardian, 2021). One might wonder if
their curriculum includes the history of their own public relations campaigns, or perhaps just a friendly cartoon about carbon capture. It's a classic case of the fox guarding the hen house, then offering to teach the chicks about avian health. They're not just 'trying to teach kids'; they're trying to frame the narrative, ensuring future generations absorb a sanitized, industry-approved version
of reality. How many oil executives publicly stated climate change was a hoax before deciding it was a teachable moment? (Spoiler: A lot.)