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| Author | Geoff Dembicki |
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| Language | English |
| Subjects | Climate change, oil companies, politics |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Published | 2022 |
| Publisher | Greystone Books |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Pages | 256 |
The Petroleum Papers is a 2022 non-fiction book by journalist Geoff Dembicki on climate change and the fossil fuel industry.
The book documents that specific oil companies had an early awareness of the relationship between climate change and fossil fuels but then deliberately made efforts to discredit the climate science and prevent government regulation.[1]
Heather Mallick described the book as "the biggest true crime story ever told." The book was one of The Washington Post's 10 best books of 2022 and was shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction the same year.
- ^ Laura, Lynch (18 December 2022). "Canada's role in climate disinformation". CBC Radio program What On Earth. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
Quote from host of What On Earth: "[The author] has tied together the Canadian part of the tale of decades of disinformation and denial that's brought the world to where it is today….[The book] …follows the money, taking a deep dive into documents that paint a stark picture: One of companies and think tanks they fund, obfuscating the facts about global warming, and politicians failing to push forward climate action that could have set a different course --not just in the US, but also….in Canada." Quote from Author: "I was reading…investigative reporting…that showed how big oil and gas companies like Exxon had studied climate change internally and then buried the science and instead tried to convince the public that climate change isn't real…Canada plays an absolutely central role in the story of oil companies spreading deliberate falsehoods