This podcast episode explores ExxonMobil's efforts to minimize the severity of climate change and influence the public conversation on this issue. Internal documents reveal that the company has known about the link between fossil fuel consumption and global warming since the 1970s, but it has consistently tried to cast doubt on the scientific consensus. ExxonMobil has funded climate change denial organizations, disputed the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and lobbied against policies aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Despite publicly supporting the Paris Climate Accords, the company's CEO has privately expressed skepticism about its targets and its actions have hindered meaningful progress in addressing climate change.
