The Real Story Behind Big Oil | Ladbroke Hall
Thursday 04 September - 5:00pm

The Real Story Behind Big Oil From Earth Percent & Climate Spring Sunbeam Theatre

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An evening of truth-telling, resistance, and cultural reckoning.

Join EarthPercent and Climate Spring for a powerful gathering where award-winning investigative journalists and leading climate advocates uncover the tactics of Big Oil and explore how artists, storytellers, and communities can reclaim the narrative. Through gameshow, discussion, and music, we’ll ask: how do we fight back—and what role does culture play in the climate movement?

Programme

5:00 – 5:10 | Welcome from your hosts
A short introduction to the evening from EarthPercent and Climate Spring, and what’s at stake.

5:10 – 5:40 | The Mad Men of Big Oil
Game show hosted by Amy Westervelt
Join award-winning journalist Amy Westervelt for an interactive and eye-opening exposé of Big Oil’s decades-long PR strategy. A darkly playful format that lays bare the spin, manipulation, and manufactured doubt that’s shaped public perception of climate change.

5:40 – 6:25 | Reclaiming the Story
Panel Discussion: How do we fight back?
A conversation about strategy, resistance, and cultural power. How do we dismantle fossil fuel narratives and build new ones grounded in truth, justice, and collective imagination?

Speakers:
Amy Westervelt – Investigative journalist, Founder, Critical Frequency
Tessa Khan – Founder & Director, Uplift
Amiera Sawas – Head of Research & Policy, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Lucas Amin – Journalist & Founder, Democracy For Sale

Hosted by: Tori Tsui – Author, Activist, Senior Advisor, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

6:25 – 6:40 | Q&A
Your chance to bring questions, reflections, and ideas into the conversation.

6:40 – 6:45 | Live Music
Performance by special guest Gwenno Morgan
A moment to connect through sound, art, and spirit.

6:45 – 8:00 | Drinks and Conversation
Join us to continue the conversation informally over drinks. Meet fellow artists, activists, and allies imagining a fossil-free future.

About the Hosts

EarthPercent
Co-founded by Brian Eno, EarthPercent is the music industry’s climate and nature foundation. It channels music industry income toward the most impactful environmental solutions, ensuring that 100% of artist-directed funds support frontline work for the planet.

Climate Spring
Climate Spring works with film and television to reshape public perception of the climate crisis. Through development funding, editorial consultation, and creative support, they help storytellers bring climate into the cultural mainstream.