Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change
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Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 30 The Carbon Majors Database 71 percent of global emissions traced to 100 companies all had internal c
THE CARBON MAJORS: THE 100 COMPANIES THAT KNEW AND BURNED ANYWAY THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET Between 1965 and 2018, 71% of global industrial greenhouse gas emissions were traced…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 29 Exxon 2023 internal projections showed company expected demand for fossil fuels to continue despite
Exxon’s 2023 internal projections showed fossil fuel demand rising through 2050—despite the company’s public net-zero pledges and despite its own scientists’ warnings about climate…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 28 Shell 2021 court ordered to cut emissions internal documents showed plans did not meet their own tar
Shell 2021: The Court Order That Exposed the Gap Between Promises and Plans THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In May 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 4…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 27 API 2020 internal emails showed coordinated strategy to oppose Biden climate regulations
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In April 2020, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepared to finalize regulations limiting methane emissions from oil and gas operati…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 26 Total 2018 French parliamentary investigation revealed internal climate documents dating to 1971
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 1971, Total’s internal research division produced a 22-page report titled "Study of the CO₂ Problem" that concluded: "The increase in atmospheric …
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 25 ExxonMobil 2016 New York Attorney General investigation revealed decades of internal climate researc
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 1977, Exxon’s own scientists warned the company’s management that burning fossil fuels would lead to "dramatic environmental effects before the ye…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 24 BP 2015 internal carbon pricing model used 40 per ton for business planning while opposing carbon ta
BP’s $40 Carbon Secret In 2015, BP used an internal carbon price of $40 per ton of CO₂ to evaluate new projects and business planning—while simultaneously lobbying against carbon t…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 23 Shell 2015 internal documents showed planning for 4 degree warming scenario despite public 2 degree
Shell’s 4°C Secret In 1998, Shell’s internal planning documents modeled a future in which global temperatures rose by 4°C—double the threshold the company publicly endorsed—while s…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 22 Chevron 2014 risk disclosure documents acknowledged climate change as a business risk while lobbying
Chevron’s 2014 Climate Risk Disclosures: The Documents That Prove the Contradiction THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2014, Chevron’s annual 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities an…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 21 Exxon 2013 energy outlook documents used climate projections for business planning purposes
Exxon’s 2013 Energy Outlook Used Climate Projections—Then Planned Its Business Around Them THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2013, ExxonMobil’s internal Energy Outlook report proje…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 20 API 2009 internal communications showed strategy to influence Copenhagen climate negotiations
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In October 2009, six weeks before the Copenhagen climate summit, the American Petroleum Institute (API) circulated an internal memo outlining a strat…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 19 ExxonMobil 2006 continued funding climate denial groups while internal science division confirmed wa
ExxonMobil’s 2006 Climate Playbook: Funding Denial While Its Own Scientists Confirmed Warming In 2006, ExxonMobil’s internal science division concluded that fossil fuel emissions w…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 18 Shell 2004 scenario planning documents showed executives planning for carbon-constrained world
Shell’s 2004 Scenario: A Carbon-Constrained World, Planned in Secret THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2004, Shell executives privately modeled a future where global temperatures r…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 17 Peabody Energy 2015 bankruptcy documents revealed they had been tracking climate science internally
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 1995, Peabody Energy’s internal research concluded that burning coal would lead to “measurable changes in global climate” by 2030, with “potential…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 16 Exxon 2000 internal projections of Arctic ice melt used for business planning while denying warming
Exxon’s Arctic Ice Projections: The Maps They Used While Denying the Melt In 2000, Exxon’s internal planning documents projected that the Arctic would be nearly ice-free in summer …
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 15 Koch Industries 1995 internal environmental compliance documents acknowledged greenhouse gas concern
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In June 1995, an internal Koch Industries environmental compliance memo warned that the company’s greenhouse gas emissions—particularly from its refi…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 14 Chevron 1990 internal assessment of climate risk acknowledged fossil fuel connection
Chevron’s 1990 Climate Risk Assessment: The Document That Proved the Industry Knew THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In October 1990, Chevron’s internal Environmental Affairs departme…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 13 Exxon 1996 funded Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change research while simultaneously funding de
Exxon funded the IPCC’s climate research in 1996 while simultaneously funding groups that denied its findings. In 1996, Exxon contributed $100,000 to the Intergovernmental Panel on…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 12 API 1998 memo outlining strategy to sow doubt about climate science modeled on tobacco playbook
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In May 1998, the American Petroleum Institute (API)—the largest U.S. oil and gas trade group—circulated an internal memo titled "Global Climate Scien…
Oil Companies Knew About Climate Change: 11 Global Climate Coalition 1995 industry groups own scientists confirmed human-caused warming in inter
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 1995, the Global Climate Coalition (GCC)—an industry group representing Exxon, Shell, BP, Chevron, and other fossil fuel giants—circulated an inte…