In this video, an official at ExxonMobil blatantly describes how the company has been, for decades, disrupting climate effort. He keeps it vague, but hints at "shadow groups" leading this fight. This illustrates that transparency in political lobbying, if not outright ban of the practice, should be an important part of the green developments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v1Yg6XejyE Their malintent is, of course, not a secret, as Exxon has known about the implications of their business model for decades, yet chose to do nothing. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-knew-about-climate-change-almost-40-years-ago/