World-recognized climate activist, Bill McKibben (pictured), has regularly made the point that fossil fuel companies are the villains in the whole climate issue.

"Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s";

"Let’s face reality. Fossil fuel interests have destroyed the Cops – we need something new";

"ExxonMobil ignored accurate global warming studies by its scientists for decades, research finds";

"Michael Pascoe: There’s a quantifiable cost to George Pell’s style of climate denial";

"ExxonMobil predicted climate change while downplaying risk";

"Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections";

"Fossil Fuel-Linked Companies Dominate Sponsorship of COP27";

"Climate change: UAE names oil chief to lead COP28 talks";

"Exxon Scientists Accurately Predicted Climate Damage While Company Pushed";

"‘Realistic’: UAE appoints oil chief to be COP28 president";

"Disastrous floods in WA – why were we not prepared?".