Plastics companies blocked mitigation efforts and may have broken US laws – study
Texas court dismisses Exxon’s lawsuit against climate activist shareholders
May 2024
Corporations invested in carbon offsets that were ‘likely junk’, analysis says
Analysis of the carbon offset projects used by top corporations including Delta, Gucci and ExxonMobil raises concerns around their emission cuts claims
ExxonMobil and Chevron gather investors after latest big oil mega deal
Energy giants hold annual meetings as ConocoPhillips announces plan to buy Marathon Oil in $17.1bn deal
Big oil uncovered
Alleged ‘deal’ offer from Trump to big oil could save industry $110bn, study finds
Ex-president at Mar-a-Lago last month hosted more than 20 executives, including from Chevron, Exxon and Occidental Petroleum
April 2024
Big oil uncovered
Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price
Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms
Investigation under way after gas pipeline off Victorian coast ruptures
Gas platforms in the area are among the oldest offshore oil and gas operations in the country
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
March 2024
ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in
Investigation reveals project oil giant promoted may never leave drawing board and has received no licence or government support
Emissions connected to top oil and gas firms may cause millions of heat deaths by 2100, study finds
Global witness analysis suggests 11.5 million deaths could be caused by burning of fuel produced by 2050
Big oil uncovered
Fury after Exxon chief says public to blame for climate failures
Darren Woods tells Fortune consumers not willing to pay for clean-energy transition, prompting backlash from climate experts
February 2024
Exxon plan for Guyana oil exploration risks raising tensions with Venezuela
ExxonMobil blocks green activists’ attempt to seek strategy vote
January 2024
Nils Pratley on finance
ExxonMobil’s attempt to silence activist investors should be a warning to shareholders
Nils Pratley
The US oil company is off to court to try to block a green activist motion aimed at accelerating the company’s attempts to cut emissions
US oil company ExxonMobil sues to block investors’ climate proposals
Motion by Follow This called on energy firm to accelerate attempts to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Big oil uncovered
US supreme court rejects big oil’s bid to move Minnesota climate trial
Big oil uncovered
Big oil ‘fully owned the villain role’ in 2023, the hottest year ever recorded
Big five oil companies to reward shareholders with record payouts
December 2023
UK students launch Barclays ‘career boycott’ over bank’s climate policies
New breed of climate protesters vows to take fight to ‘cowards’ of US politics
