7 points
…or maybe massive lobbying, subsidies, corruption and fear mongering? No, that can’t be it. A trillion dollar industry would never do unethical things to cling to their power.
1 point
Just remember, for the owners of extractive resources, if they lose that revenue stream, they might be forced to earn their money instead. That must terrify them. Much easier sitting on a lake of oil and living the rentier life on a massive scale.
But this is an existential crisis, and if they don’t take no for an answer, it’s possible that the time will come soon when someone has to go in and shut down that business the hard way.