Senate examines role of 'dark money' in delaying climate action

Source: The Guardian

Senate examines role of ‘dark money’ in delaying climate action

The budget committee hearing looked into alleged misinformation from big oil that covered up ‘massive’ risks of the climate crisis

Dharna Noor
Wed 21 Jun 2023 21.27 BST
Last modified on Wed 21 Jun 2023 21.41 BST

The Senate budget committee held a hearing on Wednesday morning to scrutinize the role of oil- and gas-linked “dark money” in delaying climate action – and tearing through local and federal budgets.

The hearing was led by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, who has held 10 climate crisis-focused hearings since he took the helm of the budget committee this past February.

It follows an inquiry launched by House Democrats in 2021, which focused on big oil’s alleged efforts to mislead the public about the climate crisis.

“I am shining a light on the massive, well-documented economic risks of climate change,” said Whitehouse, who has also given nearly 300 speeches about the climate crisis on the Senate floor. “These are risks that have the potential to cascade across our entire economy and trigger widespread financial hardship and calamity.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/21/senate-budget-committee-dark-money-climate-action

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