WASHINGTON ¨C Anyone who tells you that dealing with climate change is simply a matter of sweeping away the obstructionism of oil companies is living in a dream world. The real obstacle is us ¡ª our vast dependence on fossil fuels and the difficulty of extricating ourselves without crippling the world economy.
It¡¯s true that the Trump administration has withdrawn from the Paris climate agreement, making any transition harder. But the problems transcend President Donald Trump¡¯s disengagement, as a new study from the oil giant BP makes clear ()
Reading it, you might think it came from an environmental group. The study¡¯s central conclusion, writes BP chief executive Bob Dudley, is that many anti-global warming policies fall ¡°well short of¡± what¡¯s ¡°necessary to achieve the Paris climate goals. We need a far more decisive break from the past.¡±
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