An oil rig is seen at sunset. Fossil fuel companies have shifted from outright climate change denialism to subtler delaying tactics, with messages that downplay the seriousness of global warming. (Pixabay/James Armbruster)

Oil companies' delaying tactics are the new climate science denialism

EarthBeat
Sep 9, 2021

Academic researchers say the fossil fuel industry's climate-friendly PR messages are 'discourses of delay' aimed at diverting attention away from the crisis.