{"id":52162,"date":"2024-07-19T10:18:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=52162"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:05:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T13:05:25","slug":"to-keep-its-profits-big-oil-stole-our-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2024\/07\/19\/to-keep-its-profits-big-oil-stole-our-future\/","title":{"rendered":"To keep its profits, Big Oil stole our future\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"><strong><i>Foteini Simic, 16 years old, and Petros Kalosakas, 18 years old, are high-school students and Greenpeace volunteers from Athens, Greece.<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There are few moments in life that count forever. Choosing who (and if) to marry, becoming a parent, buying a house&#8230; Before all of these come the last years of the Greek Lykeio (senior high school) and the critical final exams held during the month of June. The grades one gets at the end of those three years give shape to all the life milestones to come.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This year&#8217;s exams &#8211; especially their final days, June 11-13\u00a0&#8211; were for sure memorable\u2026\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Temperatures soared to 43C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in the month of June in much of the country &#8211; an unprecedented occurrence in our lifetime, which forced us to go through this important rite of passage at the end of high school in unbearable conditions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Difficulty to focus and breathe, dry mouths during oral exams, stifling heat slowing one\u2019s handwriting, and temperatures that the human body cannot endure for long \u2013 these were not the ideal conditions for a successful graduation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">But the heatwave that messed up our graduation exams is not just bad luck. It is the result of very bad decisions.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldweatherattribution.org\/interplay-of-climate-change-exacerbated-rainfall-exposure-and-vulnerability-led-to-widespread-impacts-in-the-mediterranean-region\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recent studies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0have attributed Greece\u2019s searing heat and ensuing wildfires of the past years to climate change. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/ar6\/wg1\/resources\/climate-change-in-data\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">concludes<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that the burning of fossil fuels is a primary cause for the excessive heating and rapidly rising temperatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2024\/07\/03\/saudi-visa-crackdown-left-heatwave-hit-hajj-pilgrims-scared-to-ask-for-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi visa crackdown left <strong>heatwave-hit Hajj pilgrims<\/strong> scared to ask for help<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This year\u2019s heatwave was not only intense, but earlier than in previous years. As schools close for three months in the summer when the summer heat is high, there is normally not much need for air conditioning and most public schools don\u2019t have more than ceiling fans to cool off.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The climate crisis has become an unfair obstacle to our individual prospects, affecting our entire generation across countries and continents. Of course, we will work hard to go through all the precious moments that life can offer, but it will be impossible to look back at this boiling month of June and ignore how badly it impacted our grades &#8211; and our future. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This might be a year that fossil fuels, and the companies that profit out of them, stole our opportunity to make memories and build a bright future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Climate chaos hitting children<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What we have missed in Greece this year pales in comparison to what others around the world have lost. Millions are displaced by\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3tAPFUjWUb4\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">floods in Bangladesh<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, while wildfires and storms claim victims from the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hiy1nXF7pws\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Caribbean<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OIAQ3mDeFTo\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">China<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DiejTLE3UY4\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Children are often those more severely affected: we\u2019re living through a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2023\/09\/1140882#:~:text=The%20global%20number%20of%20out,UN'%20goals%20for%20%23education.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">global decline in the provision of education<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, with the number of children missing out on schooling inflating to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/articles\/250-million-children-out-school-what-you-need-know-about-unescos-latest-education-data\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">quarter billion<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Extreme heat waves,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/68215\/six-shocking-facts-you-didnt-know-about-extreme-weather\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">fuelled by fossil fuel companies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, threaten our generation\u2019s future. In our times, the climate crisis is no longer\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oJJGuIZVfLM\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">just a warning<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. It is a harsh reality that is affecting our daily lives.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate chaos is real &#8211; and we are already facing its impacts. Yet governments have failed to move beyond fossil fuels and continue to depend on oil and gas companies, whose profits have been going strong, at an average of $<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/jul\/21\/revealed-oil-sectors-staggering-profits-last-50-years\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">3 billion a day for the last 50 years<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2024\/07\/16\/uk-court-ruling-provides-ammo-for-anti-fossil-fuel-lawyers-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK court ruling provides ammo for <strong>anti-fossil fuel lawyers<\/strong> worldwide<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Big oil and gas majors like\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/southeastasia\/press\/883\/shell-knew-of-climate-change-danger-since-1991-greenpeace-response\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shell<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php\/?story_fbid=798503942310919&amp;id=100064539620526&amp;_rdr\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">TotalEnergies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/italy\/rapporto\/18848\/eni-knew\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ENI<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0have known about the impacts of climate change for decades. Yet even though they kept making\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/exxon-smashes-western-oil-majors-earnings-record-with-59-billion-profit-2023-01-31\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">record profits<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0they never devoted their talents and resources to fix the problem. They didn\u2019t use their political ties to ring the alarm bell. They rather invested millions and millions in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/61870\/total-pollution-a-dirty-game\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">greenwashing<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.budget.senate.gov\/chairman\/newsroom\/press\/new-joint-bicameral-staff-report-reveals-big-oils-campaign-of-climate-denial-disinformation-and-doublespeak\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">denial<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Many others knew as well. Even our grandparents knew the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nBCJhNiKhFE\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">lines<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of Greek singer Cat Stevens (today Yusuf Islam): \u201cYou roll on roads\u2026 pumping petrol gas\u2026 But they just go on and on and it seems that you can&#8217;t get off.\u201d It was impossible to ignore.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Now it\u2019s definitely time to jump off the fossil fuel wagon. Our generation must devote all its energies to raise awareness of how climate chaos is affecting us all, and to mobilise more people to support climate and environmental action. Alternatives must be pursued, and historical polluters must pay for all that they\u2019ve taken from us &#8211; including our future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s education, and their prospects, are suffering as a result of extreme heat driven by climate change &#8211; and dirty energy giants are the culprits","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":52163,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4228,2443,3861],"tags":[424,4044,4225],"coauthors":[5204,5205],"class_list":["post-52162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate-justice","category-comments","category-comment","tag-children","tag-fossil-fuels","tag-heatwave","type-comment"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - 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