Badvertising, by Andrew Simms & Leo Murray

The world has begrudgingly come around to the idea that climate change is happening. What we do about it remains a point of debate, but you’d think we could all agree on one thing. While we work out the best solutions, shouldn’t we stop making it worse?

Apparently not, since fossil fuel subsidies remain. We’re still exploring for new sources of oil and gas. And then there’s advertising. “Why is the climate changing faster than us?” ask Andrew Simms and Leo Murray. “One reason is the mixe...