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2024-11-18 05:06:32 UTC
https://archive.ph/YYtY5#selection-5679.0-5679.55
The chief executive of Exxon Mobil says President-elect Donald Trump shouldn’t
pull the U.S. from an international pledge to mitigate climate change, putting
the oil giant at odds with the incoming administration on a key policy issue.
In an interview, Exxon CEO Darren Woods said a second U.S. exit from the 2015
Paris climate agreement—as Trump has proposed—would create uncertainty and
could confuse global efforts to stop the worst effects of climate change.
Exxon has publicly supported the goals of the accord since 2015.
“It’s ironic that the major oil companies are not supportive of the ‘drill,
baby, drill,’ strategy, nor are their shareholders,” said Paul Sankey, an
independent analyst. “They’ve been working very hard to lower their emissions,
and the last thing they want is for all the rules and regulations to change
again.”
The chief executive of Exxon Mobil says President-elect Donald Trump shouldn’t
pull the U.S. from an international pledge to mitigate climate change, putting
the oil giant at odds with the incoming administration on a key policy issue.
In an interview, Exxon CEO Darren Woods said a second U.S. exit from the 2015
Paris climate agreement—as Trump has proposed—would create uncertainty and
could confuse global efforts to stop the worst effects of climate change.
Exxon has publicly supported the goals of the accord since 2015.
“It’s ironic that the major oil companies are not supportive of the ‘drill,
baby, drill,’ strategy, nor are their shareholders,” said Paul Sankey, an
independent analyst. “They’ve been working very hard to lower their emissions,
and the last thing they want is for all the rules and regulations to change
again.”