Beyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study
About this episode
The episode discusses how BP influenced a significant climate study to maintain fossil fuel reliance.
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation. By Maddie Stone, Drilled, with additional reporting by Amy Westervelt, Drilled, and Katie Worth, ProPublica. Co-published with Drilled. Originally published June 25, 2026. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate.
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