This book is about how we can crush the fossil fuel industry. It argues the climate movement has been most successful when it has targeted the industry’s enablers: the banks, insurers, and big investors that finance its operations, the companies that purchase oil and gas, and the regulators and judges who make life-and-death rulings about pipelines and drilling sites.
The most powerful movements in US history succeeded in similar ways. The book also includes in-depth studies of four classic victories: the abolition of slavery, battles for workers’ rights in the 1930s, Black freedom struggles of the 1950s and 60s, and the fight for clean air. These movements hold vital lessons for today’s climate movement.
Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from Movements That Won 