‘Disruptive Innovations’ Are the Real Risk to Fossil Fuel Industries

At a forum in early May organized by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Jeremy Oppenheim of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate raised some pointed questions about continuing investments in fossil fuels. “The real risk to fossil fuel industries are disruptive innovations coming to scale,” he said. According to one tweet during the presentation: “When we know what we know about climate, we can’t continue investing in fossil fuels.” (h/t to The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate,)