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Book SynopsisClimate destruction is a problem of political power.
We have the resources for a green transition, but how can we neutralize the influence of Exxon and Shell? Abolishing Fossil Fuels
argues that the climate movement has started to turn the tide against
fossil fuels, just too gradually. The movement’s partial victories show
us how the industry can be further undermined and eventually abolished.
Activists have been most successful when they’ve targeted the industry’s
enablers: the banks, insurers, and big investors that finance its
operations, the companies and universities that purchase fossil fuels,
and the regulators and judges who make life-and-death rulings about
pipelines, power plants, and drilling sites. This approach has
jeopardized investor confidence in fossil fuels, leading the industry to
lash out in increasingly desperate ways. The fossil fuel industry’s
financi
