Oil companies are reluctant to give up the big profits that fossil fuels bring them : NPR
Many oil companies have considered getting into greener alternatives. But there is a problem: Virtually nothing makes as much money as oil does. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: At this year's climate talks, major oil companies are under a lot of pressure to invest more money into green energy. But so far, such investments are a tiny slice of how they spend their cash. NPR's Camila Domonoske looks at one big reason why. CAMILA DOMONOSKE, BYLINE: Imagine that you are an oil company with a big ol' pile of cash to invest each year - so big you could swim in it... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As Scrooge McDuck, grunting). DOMONOSKE: ...Like Scrooge McDuck. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As Scrooge McDuck) Ah. DOMONOSKE: The International Energy Agency says, to be on track with the world's climate goals, you would need to put half that money - half of it - into clean energy projects by 2030. (SOUNDBITE OF COINS JINGLING) DOMONOSKE: Right now, the oil in
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