The oil company’s forecasts on climate change were very accurate
An analysis shows how detailed ExxonMobil knew early on about global warming and its connection with fossil fuels. Managers publicly claimed otherwise.
Posted today at 8:21 p.m
ExxonMobil supposedly knew about the consequences of burning fossil fuels. Demonstrators draw attention to this in a 2019 court case in New York.
Foto: Justin Lane (Epa, Keystone)
Not much is known about the climate effects of higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere, ExxonMobil boss Rex Tillerson told shareholders in 2015. Because: “The models are just not that good.”