How BP's Sponsorship of Princeton's "Wedges" Climate Study Shaped Climate Discourse for a Generation
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Maddie Stone, Amy Westervelt, and Katie Worth
Summary
This investigative piece reveals how BP oil executives shaped a landmark climate study known as "Wedges," published by Princeton researchers 22 years ago. The paper made climate change seem solvable through incremental steps across multiple technologies, without requiring a transition away from fossil fuels. The article exposes that BP sponsored the Princeton research center behind the study, and the "Wedges" framework guided climate discourse for a generation by suggesting the world could address climate change while continuing to use fossil fuels. The piece critically examines how corporate interests influenced climate science and policy framing.
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bskyHow BP's Sponsorship of Princeton's "Wedges" Climate Study Shaped Climate Discourse for a Generationpropublica.orgKey quotes
· 3 pulledIt is rare that a single scientific paper shapes how people think about a challenge as daunting as climate change.
It made solving climate change seem possible, even simple.
It claimed that the world didn't have to wait for innovation because it had the tools to start work immediately.
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