THE END OF FOSSIL FUEL
This exhibition explored how the fossil fuel industry, whose product is causing the climate crisis, manages to keep making a killing off of killing us—and what we can do about it. The show examined how the industry has exploited racist inequities and deceived the public to preserve its own power and profit off destruction. It is a story that encompasses the hard truths we must confront to arrive at a vibrant, earned belief in the better future we can make together. Exhibition text, sources, and further reading are available here.
Like past Climate Museum exhibitions, the show presented a blend of climate art, learning, and action opportunities, including:
A 45-foot mural by r. gregory christie envisioning the transition to climate justice
R. Gregory Christie is an artist and an illustrator of children’s books and more. He is an NAACP Image Award winner, a six-time Coretta Scott King Honor recipient, and a Caldecott Honor winner. He’s won additional awards from The New York Times, the Museum of Tolerance, and The Boston Globe. Christie is focused on encouraging audiences to find a love for learning and to build bridges of empathy.
Interactive maps of NYC, the US, and the world visualizing the connections between climate and social inequality
Deeper dives into
hard-truth subjects like the origins of the fossil fuel industry and its reliance on racially defined sacrifice zones and deception,
and inspiring subjects like the remarkable history of the environmental and climate justice movement and the supermajority for climate justice in the US.
