▁In flu ences ▁ ▁To ▁gather ▁a ▁real istic ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁renew able ▁energy ▁transition , ▁influ ences ▁should ▁be ▁analyz ed ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁conversation ▁surrounding ▁the ▁transition . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁influ ences ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁oil ▁industry . ▁The ▁oil ▁industry ▁controls ▁the ▁large ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁energy ▁supply ▁and ▁needs ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁accessible ▁and ▁available ▁resource ▁we ▁have ▁today . ▁With ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁continued ▁success ▁and ▁sust ained ▁demand , ▁the ▁oil ▁industry ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁stable ▁aspect ▁of ▁society , ▁the ▁economy ▁and ▁the ▁energy ▁sector . ▁To ▁transition ▁to ▁renew able ▁energy ▁techn ologies , ▁our ▁government ▁and ▁economy ▁must ▁address ▁the ▁oil ▁industry ▁and ▁its ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁energy ▁sector . ▁ ▁One ▁way ▁that ▁oil ▁companies ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁their ▁work ▁despite ▁growing ▁environmental , ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁concerns ▁is ▁through ▁lo bb ying ▁efforts ▁within ▁local ▁and ▁national ▁government ▁systems . ▁Lob by ing ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁to ▁conduct ▁activities ▁aim ed ▁at ▁influen cing ▁public ▁officials ▁and ▁especially ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁body ▁on ▁legisl ation ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁climate ▁lo bb y ▁has ▁been ▁highly ▁successful ▁in ▁limit ing ▁reg ulations ▁on ▁the ▁oil ▁industry ▁and ▁en abling ▁business ▁as ▁usual ▁techniques . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ex x on ▁M obil , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁oil ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁spent ▁nearly