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exxonmobil’s huge groningen gas field in the netherlands

MEPs to scrutinise ExxonMobil’s alleged role in climate change misinformation

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Campaigners welcome move over claims firm knew of global warming dangers for decades — ExxonMobil’s alleged role in spreading misinformation about climate change will be scrutinised by the European Union for the first time, in a move welcomed by campaigners. The world’s biggest international oil company has been investigated in the US over allegations that …

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marshallese activists on the coast of the nation’s capital majuro

Lead or sue? Pacific islands take twin tracks on climate change

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Vanuatu becomes the first nation state to threaten oil majors with climate damages lawsuits, while the Marshall Islands submits updated climate plan to the UN — Pacific Island nations declared two world firsts on Thursday, as part of a “virtual climate summit”. Vanuatu is considering legal action against oil majors for climate damages, foreign minister …

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reforestation is seen as essential if the world is to restrict warming to 1.5c

Shell boss says mass reforestation needed to limit temperature rises to 1.5°C

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Ben van Beurden says ‘another Brazil in terms of rainforest’ will help achieve UN target — The boss of Shell has said a huge tree-planting project the size of the Amazon rainforest would be needed to meet a tougher global warming target, as he argued more renewable energy alone would not be enough. Ben van …

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exxon’s annual contribution to the oil and gas climate initiative works out at $10m a year over a decade

ExxonMobil agrees to join oil and gas climate change alliance

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U-turn means company will join BP, Shell and Total in contributing $100m to project — ExxonMobil has joined the oil and gas industry’s flagship climate change project, reversing its decision not to join the alliance four years ago. The company was a notable holdout when the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OCGI) was launched, but …

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