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In Their Own Words: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

DeSmogBlog

These revelations quickly spurred calls for Congress to investigate Exxon’s and other fossil fuel companies’ efforts to obstruct climate action. For years, academics, journalists, and activists have been unearthing documents proving that the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change since the late 1950s.

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Shell and the new era of climate risk

GreenBiz

At minimum, it serves as a five-alarm warning to companies both inside and outside the fossil-fuel industry that their net-zero-by-mid-century decarbonization commitments simply may not be enough. This duty — which is both ethical and legal — requires them to make decisions in good faith and in a reasonably prudent manner.

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Shell and the new era of climate risk

Business Green

At minimum, it serves as a five-alarm warning to companies both inside and outside the fossil fuel industry that their net-zero-by-mid-century decarbonisation commitments simply may not be enough. This duty - which is both ethical and legal - requires them to make decisions in good faith and in a reasonably prudent manner".

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Shell and the new era of climate risk

AGreenLiving

At minimum, it serves as a five-alarm warning to companies both inside and outside the fossil-fuel industry that their net-zero-by-mid-century decarbonization commitments simply may not be enough. This duty — which is both ethical and legal — requires them to make decisions in good faith and in a reasonably prudent manner.