6 Jul 2021

Revealed: ExxonMobil’s lobbying war on climate change legislation, and secret chemicals claims

ExxonMobil say they’re committed to a greener planet, to having a carbon tax, and that they’re listening to the science when it comes to climate change. But is there more to the story?

In this exclusive investigation: a senior ExxonMobil lobbyist has been captured on camera claiming that the oil giant is using its power and influence to water down US climate legislation.

And not just that. In this Greenpeace UnEarthed investigation, exclusively reported by Channel 4 News, the senior lobbyist revealed that ExxonMobil secretly uses “forever chemicals” in some products.

ExxonMobil is one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, and a major contributor to carbon emissions.

They say they’re committed to a greener planet, to having a carbon tax, and that they’re listening to the science when it comes to climate change.

But is there more to the story?

Today, our chief correspondent Alex Thomson asks if this dying industry could take the planet down with it.