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Big Tobacco's lessons for Big Oil
Original: Big Tobacco’s lessons for Big Oil
The Economist draws a parallel between the tobacco industry's history of denying health harms and the oil industry's handling of climate change, arguing fossil fuel companies face a similar reckoning through litigation, regulation and reputational damage. Commentators are debating whether oil majors will repeat tobacco's playbook or pivot to cleaner energy in time.
Why now: Ongoing climate litigation and scrutiny of oil majors are renewing comparisons with the tobacco industry's legal and public relations downfall.
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- Big Tobacco’s lessons for Big Oil · The Economist
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