Documents obtained by congressional investigators show that executives in the oil industry privately downplayed their companies’ messages about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They were also found to weaken commitments to push for climate policies intentionally.

The documents were subpoenaed in a House investigation of climate disinformation. Exxon documents showed that they pressed a group called the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative to remove language from a 2019 statement that “could create a potential commitment to advocate on the Paris Agreement goals.” The final version of the statement did not mention the Paris agreement.

The subpoena asks for documents that relate to these companies’ role in Climate change, their marketing and lobbying efforts on climate, and the funding of third parties accused of spreading climate disinformation, the New York Times reported. Some of the companies and organizations subpoenaed include Shell, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP, the American Petroleum Institute, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

In October 2020, at Royal Dutch Shell, an email was sent by an employee discussing the talking points for the president of Shell for the United States. The email said that the announcement of a pathway to “net zero” emissions had “nothing to do with our business plans.”

These, along with hundreds of thousands of other documents reviewed, show how the fossil fuel industry continuously misleads the public about its role in climate change. They continue to dismiss evidence that burning fossil fuels is driving an increase in global temperatures

Last year at a hearing, the industry executive said that they Support a transition to clean energy and have denied that they have misled the public.

Source: Oversight Committee/YouTube

The time has finally come, and big oil is going down. A new PBS Docuseries Reveals How Big Oil Has Been Lying to The Public About Climate Change For Years. It’s finally time to take down the oil and gas industry; the jig is up. Our addiction to fossil fuels has created the climate crisis, and now it’s threatening our forests too. These companies have been exposed for lying, buying ads on Google, and more. With the latest IPCC report that says it’s ‘now or never ‘to take action against Climate change, we need to act fast!

While we need to cut off our dependence on fossil fuels as quickly as possible, we also must remember another major industry that is causing harm to the environment; the meat and dairy industry. A study even found that meat and dairy companies are responsible for more harm to the environment than fossil fuels. The public has had enough. Protestors in the UK are blocking oil terminals despite hundreds of arrests, and celebrities like Jane Fonda have launched committees to fight political candidates funded by the fossil fuel industry. Sign this petition to demand the United States and European Union heavily invest in wind and solar to reduce reliance on fossil fuels!

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