Powerful voices are rewriting climate reality—and getting away with it.
At a conference in London, politicians, influencers and billionaires call Net Zero "a sinister goal," renewables "impossible," and climate action a "scam".
They weren’t whispering in backrooms, they were building alliances across the West and beyond to kill global climate commitments and reshape public opinion.
The Takeover pulls back the curtain on a rising movement that's weaponizing language, spreading misinformation, and shifting the boundaries of mainstream debate. Hear what they’re saying—and why it matters more than ever.
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Powerful voices are rewriting climate reality—and getting away with it.
At a conference in London, politicians, influencers and billionaires call Net Zero "a sinister goal," renewables "impossible," and climate action a "scam".
They weren’t whispering in backrooms, they were building alliances across the West and beyond to kill global climate commitments and reshape public opinion.
The Takeover pulls back the curtain on a rising movement that's weaponizing language, spreading misinformation, and shifting the boundaries of mainstream debate. Hear what they’re saying—and why it matters more than ever.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Donald Trump made it clear during the presidential campaign that his administration planned a Drill, Baby Drill approach to energy. He said he would reduce regulations and cancel policies to fight climate change put in place by the Biden administration.
It was only a week after he was elected that President Trump announced he wanted fracking executive Chris Wright as his Energy Secretary. The long-time climate denier who dismisses renewable energy as expensive and unreliable seemed to be everyone’s favorite, especially the fossil fuel industry. And it was smooth sailing for Wright through his confirmation hearing.
Episode four of The Takeover looks at the man who could make or break the world’s climate change goals.
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