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Previously unreported documents published on the front page of The Wall Street Journal Thursday show that ExxonMobil continued to work behind closed doors to cast doubt on climate science, even after the company publicly acknowledged the link between fossil fuel-driven greenhouse gas emissions and climate change in 2006.
The documents—which detail email exchanges between executives, board meeting conversations, and other company proceedings—reveal that during his tenure as CEO, Rex Tillerson joined other Exxon leaders in questioning "the severity of climate change's impacts," the Journal reported.
It has long been public knowledge that Exxon, the largest oil and gas company in the United States, was aware of the climate impacts of its business model well before it admitted the link between fossil fuels and climate change.
A peer-reviewed study published earlier this year in the journal Science shows that Exxon's own internal data between 1977 and 2003 contradicted the company's public statements downplaying and questioning the veracity of climate science.
The Journal's reporting confirms that Exxon did not stop working to sow doubt about climate change after it conceded for the first time in 2006 that "the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere poses risks that may prove significant for society and ecosystems."
Just to be clear here.
the company publicly acknowledged the link between fossil fuel-driven greenhouse gas emissions and climate change in 2006.
The documents—which detail email exchanges between executives, board meeting conversations, and other company proceedings—reveal that during his tenure as CEO, Rex Tillerson joined other Exxon leaders in questioning "the severity of climate change's impacts," the Journal reported.
It has long been public knowledge that Exxon, the largest oil and gas company in the United States, was aware of the climate impacts of its business model well before it admitted the link between fossil fuels and climate change.
A peer-reviewed study published earlier this year in the journal Science shows that Exxon's own internal data between 1977 and 2003 contradicted the company's public statements downplaying and questioning the veracity of climate science.
The Journal's reporting confirms that Exxon did not stop working to sow doubt about climate change after it conceded for the first time in 2006 that "the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere poses risks that may prove significant for society and ecosystems."
'Time to make them pay': Internal docs further expose Exxon
Previously unreported documents published on the front page of The Wall Street Journal Thursday show that ExxonMobil continued to work behind closed doors to cast doubt on climate science, even after the company publicly acknowledged the link between fossil fuel-driven greenhouse gas emissions...
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Just to be clear here.
the company publicly acknowledged the link between fossil fuel-driven greenhouse gas emissions and climate change in 2006.
2006 Letter from ExxonMobil Vice President of Public Affairs Ken Cohen to the Royal Society - Climate Files
Ken Cohen, ExxonMobil Vice President of Public Affairs writes a letter on September 25, 2006 to the Royal Society responding to criticism and detailing the company’s history of involvement in climate change policy. Share this post on your feed Twitter Facebook Google+
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