The thought occurred that academic or research capture might be A Thing, akin to #RegulatoryCapture. And ... apparently the former is:
"Academic capture in the Anthropocene: a framework to assess climate action in higher education" (2024)
By Paul Lachapelle, Patrick Belmont, Marco Grasso, Roslynn McCann, Dawn H. Gouge, Jerri Husch, Cheryl de Boer, Daniela Molzbichler & Sarah Klain
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-024-03696-4