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Sarah M. Munoz, Doctoral researcher in political science / Doctorante en science politique, Université de Montréal

How oil companies put the responsibility for climate change on consumers

Aerial view of an oil sands operation in Alberta. (Shutterstock)

The political response to the climate crisis remains largely inadequate in the face of heat waves, hurricanes, floods and forest fires that are accelerating and intensifying.

The political inertia can be explained, among other things, by the stranglehold of fossil fuel interests on political decision-makers, and the strong influence polluting industries have on the spheres of power in North America.

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