'Big Oil executives are laughing at the people trying to protect our planet while they knowingly work to destroy it,' said Rep. RoKhanna ahead of Thursday's hearing. WATCH LIVE:
"Creating a tie between our advocacy/engagements and the Paris Agreement could create a potential commitment to advocate on the Paris Agreement goals," Peter Trelenberg, Exxon's manager of environmental policy and planning, warned in a private memo to Exxon CEO Darren Woods.in a statement Wednesday that"the documents I released today as part of my investigation into Big Oil's efforts to deceive the American public about the climate crisis are explosive.
"Internal emails and messaging guidance show that Big Oil's climate pledges rely on unproven technology, accounting gimmicks, and misleading language to hide the reality," said Khanna."The documents also show a culture of intense disrespect towards leading climate activists like Bill McKibben and influential climate groups like the Sunrise Movement."
One email obtained and released by the House Oversight Committee shows BP communications official Tom Wolf mocking an op-ed by McKibben, a renowned environmentalist and co-founder of 350.org.In response, Khanna said that"Big Oil executives are laughing at the people trying to protect our planet while they knowingly work to destroy it.
"First, their own documents showed that oil and gas companies lied about their product's role in causing climate change," said Wiles."Now, more internal documents reveal that they are lying about their commitment to solving it. If there is one thing consistent about the oil and gas majors' position on climate, it's their utter inability to tell the truth."
"As Americans pay the price for deadlier and costlier climate disasters, it's outrageous that board members from the companies fueling the climate crisis and making record profits refused to attend a hearing to answer questions from members of Congress," Wiles added."We applaud the House Oversight Committee for its continued work to hold oil and gas corporations accountable for their climate deception.
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