My op-ed with Ilana Cohen as it appeared in Sunday’s print issue of The LATimes:By Michael MannLast month, more than 500 leading academics, climate experts and university affiliates called for an end to the fossil fuel industry funding university climate research. The reason: Faced with the climate crisis, the academic community must play a leading role in developing a renewable-energy future. Brokering financial partnerships with polluters prevents universities from fulfilling that goal and conducting conflict-free research. The movement to get large institutions to divest from fossil fuel companies has gained enormous steam. — Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) April 4, 2022"Climate research funded by fossil fuel profits discredits universities and hurts the planet" (https://t.co/dA3m9lkIfY) | My op-ed with Ilana Cohen (@ilanabana) as it appeared in yesterday's print issue of The @LATimes: pic.twitter.com/5yA79UeHsJ — Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) April 4, 2022

Source: Los Angeles Times April 07, 2022 21:17 UTC