Big Oil v the World (2022)
Synopsis
The most important story of our time. 2022 is set to be a year of unprecedented climate chaos across the planet. As the world’s leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change and the soaring cost of fuel highlights the world’s ongoing dependence on fossil fuels – how did we get here?
Creator
Sarah Waldron
Network
BBC Two
Episodes
Denial
The story of what the fossil fuel industry knew about climate change more than four decades ago, as scientists working for Exxon reveal how they sounded the alarm about the effects of fossil fuels.
Doubt
Even as the science grew more certain, the oil industry continued to block action to tackle climate change in the new millennium.
Delay
How the 2010s became another lost decade in the fight against climate change – as the move to natural gas delayed a transition to more renewable sources of energy.
Details
Original Title
Big Oil v the World
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Production
Mongoose Pictures
