If one oil company is synonymous with funding decades of climate denial, it is Exxon. For decades, the oil giant copied the deadly playbook of Big Tobacco of sowing doubt about the evidence and delaying action.
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Weeks before COP27, Big Oil remains in state of âdeceptiveâ climate denial
Its that time of year again with the annual UN climate meeting, called the conference of the Parties, or COP, just a couple of weeks away. This yearâs meeting, COP27, will take place from 6-18 November 2022 at the luxury resort of in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.
Climate criminals meet in Brussels as explosive documents show Big Oilâs climate pledges are based on spin and âdeceptionâ
This morning in the luxurious Plaza Hotel in Brussels, many of the world top oil firms assembled for a conference on âGo Net Zero Energy.â But newly released internal documents reveal that Big Oil messaging on climate change and net zero are based on spin and “deception”.
Calls grow for a U.S windfall tax after Exxon makes USD $2,245.62 every second
The amounts are obscene. They are mindboggling. This is profit-making like you have never seen it before. It is also profiteering from war or price goughing at our expense. Big Oil is making billions off the misery of millions.
Climate momentum: Electric vehicle sales in U.S. reach âtipping pointâ
Hundres of thousands of Americans, concerned about climate change and increasingly shocked at how much they are paying at the pump for their gas, are voting with their feet and ditching their gas-guzzling vehicles and going electric.
Big Oil Reality Check â Updated Assessment of Oil and Gas Company Climate Plans
Despite an array of new ânet zeroâ pledges released in the past two years, the climate promises of major U.S. and European oil and gas companies still fail to meet the bare minimum for alignment with the Paris Agreement, according to a new study.
Obscene Q1 profits from Exxon, Chevron underscore need for a windfall profits tax
“Congress must crack down on Big Oil’s insatiable greed by taxing these windfall profits and moving the United States and the world to renewable energy as quickly as possible,” said Collin Rees.
European and U.S. Energy Companies are Responsible for Nearly USD 100 Billion to Putinâs War Chest Since Crimea Invasion
New analysis finds that revenues from oil and gas projects backed by European and U.S. companies have fueled Vladimir Putinâs regime to the tune of nearly USD 100 billion since 2014.
BP, Shell, and Exxon among top Western energy companies responsible for almost $100bn going to Russian Government since 2014 Crimea invasion
Just eight of the world’s biggest energy companies helped enrich Vladimir Putinâs war chest to the tune of $95.4 billion (USD) in the seven years after Russia annexed Crimea.
Oil Change International responds to new Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax bill in U.S. Congress
“With sky-high energy prices, itâs mind-boggling to allow the fossil fuel industry to rake in record profits at the expense of working families. Whatâs needed now is immediate relief for American consumers, which is what this commonsense windfall profits tax bill would provide,” said Rees.