Climate Politics
US Lawmakers Condemn Oil Industry’s ‘Deception’ on Climate Action
The report, which completes an investigation started nearly three years ago, includes the release of internal corporate documents.
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Democratic lawmakers in the US lambasted oil companies in a new report on Tuesday, claiming that the industry has engaged in “an elaborate campaign of deception and doublespeak” to forestall meaningful climate action and sustain their outsized profits.
The report marks the completion of an investigation started nearly three years ago by Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, which subpoenaed documents from Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., Shell Plc, BP Plc, the American Petroleum Institute, and the US Chamber of Commerce.