OK well then, we'd better not do anything about it! <s/>
I don't think this is strictly true. Oil production is not fully fungible due to all kinds of issues including sanctions and production capacity.
But this is also a strawman - this isn't saying "we should shut them all down" or even begging that question.
At a minimum it's saying "there were people and companies who intentionally chose to mislead the public on a potentially existential issue - perhaps there should be some reckoning for that?"
I don't think this is strictly true. Oil production is not fully fungible due to all kinds of issues including sanctions and production capacity.
But this is also a strawman - this isn't saying "we should shut them all down" or even begging that question.
At a minimum it's saying "there were people and companies who intentionally chose to mislead the public on a potentially existential issue - perhaps there should be some reckoning for that?"