'Big Oil' executives face climate reckoning on Capitol Hill: The Note

The House Oversight Committee hears from top oil executives in a hearing on the industry's role in spreading "disinformation" about fossil fuels impact on global warming.

The TAKE with Rick Klein

President Joe Biden leaves for a European trip and an international climate summit Thursday -- a bit later in the day than planned -- almost certainly without the big investment in climate initiatives he hoped would strengthen his hand on the world stage.

Back home, even as Democrats wrestle over how much to spend and how to navigate their own party politics, key lawmakers are hoping to force a turning point -- and have industry executives in their sights.

For the first time, the House Oversight and Reform Committee will host the heads of the biggest oil companies -- BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell -- for a hearing on what the committee is calling a "long-running, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming."