Oil rigs moored in Cromarty Firth, Invergordon, Scotland. Berardo62/Flickr. Some rights reserved.Climate change is bad news. According to the Government's own Climate Change Risk Assessment, we are already facing high risks to health, well-being and productivity from climate change, as well as from flooding and coastal changes. The assessment also predicts that problems with water shortages, food production, and with new pests and diseases will be high risks in the future.
Since 97% of climate scientists believe that climate change is caused by humans, shouldn't our government be taking immediate and radical action? They are even facing potential legal action if they don’t produce a detailed plan for fighting climate change soon. With the Brexit Inc. series we are exploring some of the reasons why they're not. One answer could lie in fossil fuel industry lobbying.
Politics is a game of power. It's wise for any major industry – or interest group – to embed itself within Westminster and exploit this power game however it can to influence political action (or a lack of political action) for its own benefit.
