Ribbon-Cutting the Flood Wall
The cartoon mocks the absurdity of honoring fossil-fuel companies as civic saviors for climate adaptation projects necessitated by the damage their own industry helped create. It targets greenwashing, public-private self-congratulation, and the political eagerness to celebrate expensive defenses ins
A polished ribbon-cutting ceremony unfolds atop a stage literally built from oversized sponsor logos and PR banners. Oil executives and city officials, all in hard hats and ceremonial smiles, jointly cut a bright ribbon in front of a massive new flood wall branded with the oil company’s glossy slogans about a 'net-zero future.' On the safe side of the wall: cameras, applause, canapes, and a podium praising 'partnership' and 'resilience.' On the other side: refinery stacks bearing the same company logo pump smoke into gray skies while floodwater spreads through a neighborhood of half-submerged houses and street signs. The composition should make the wall feel less like protection and more like a billboard covering the cause of the disaster.
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