They don't believe politicians about making real progress on the issue because they are pouring money into making sure it doesn't happen. It really doesn't mak

They don't believe politicians about making real progress on the issue because they are pouring money into making sure it doesn't happen. It really doesn't make sense to treat them as though they are just economic entities, they are big political players as well. To give a specific example, when Washington state had a carbon tax on the ballot (a method to address the demand side), the oil industry spent 50 million on the campaign opposing the measure.