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Several major oil companies, including BP and Shell, periodically publish scenarios forecasting the future of the energy sector. In recent years, they have added visions for how climate change might be addressed, including scenarios that they claim are consistent with the international Paris climate agreement. These scenarios are hugely influential. They are used by companies More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Robert Brecha – Gaurav Ganti.

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