ExxonMobil scientists accurately predicted catastrophic fossil fuel-driven global warming nearly half a century ago
A study published this week in Science offers a new analysis of ExxonMobil’s global warming projections. The research demonstrates that Exxon scientists accurately projected catastrophic global-warming while lying to spread doubt about climate science. Despite knowing the dangerous impacts its products would have, the company continued to prioritize profits and worked to expand the production of its climate-destroying products. “Through a growing body of scientific research, investigative journalism, and congressional investigations, we know without a doubt that the fossil fuel industry is responsible for preventable economic and health-related climate damages, deceiving consumers and investors, and delaying the transition to clean energy,” said Kathy Mulvey, the accountability campaign director at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The Science study was published the same week that federal data revealed that 2022 was one of the hottest years on record, and one of the most deadly and costly in terms of climate and extreme weather disasters. The study also comes in the wake of a House committee investigation in which ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods falsely testified that the company’s communications about climate change have been “consistent with the general consensus in the scientific community.”