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Why would the Rockefeller family, which made the world dependent on oil, fund environmental and climate research since the 1950s, help shape climate policy measures since the 1980s, and sup port climate activism since the 1990s? Through its top position in American business, close contacts with the White House, and immense financial power, the Rockefellers have anchored the climate is sue scientifically and politically. Yet, what is their reasoning? Jacob Nordangard fol lows the family from the founding of Stan dard Oil and the Rockefeller Foundation, up through the aftermath of the Paris Agreement, with the declaration of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in 2016, to the present day. Nordangard’s in-depth research includes material recently made available on the internet, as well as the Rockefeller Foundation’s own annual reports. The Rockefeller family’s utopian dream of a perfect world will have serious consequences for the survival of the human species—and life as we know it. Hardback, 456 pages.
