Oil Executives Testify On Climate Change, Alleged Disinformation
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Lawmakers are investigating what they call a long-term industry campaign to mislead the public about the role of fossil fuels in global warming.
ExxonMobil’s chief executive said Thursday that his company "does not spread disinformation regarding climate change" as he and other oil company chiefs countered congressional allegations the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of it.
In prepared testimony at a landmark House hearing, CEO Darren Woods said ExxonMobil "has long acknowledged the reality and risks of climate change, and it has devoted significant resources to addressing those risks."
Woods was among top officials at four major oil companies set to testify as congressional Democrats investigate what they describe as a decadeslong, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.
