Exxon scientists in the 1970s accurately predicted climate change

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Analysis of internal climate projections shows Exxon scientists knew the harm of burning fossil fuels, while firm’s executives played down the risk

Exxon scientists accurately predicted the pace and scale of climate change more than 40 years ago, according to a study that its authors say adds weight to claims the oil firm knew about and sought to downplay the risks posed by continued fossil fuel use.

suggest Exxon, which became ExxonMobil in 1999, was aware of climate change in the 1970s and knew the threat could cause “dramatic environmental effects before the year 2050”.at Harvard University and his colleagues analysed all publicly available internal documents and research publications disclosed by the company between 1977 and 2014 to assess the accuracy of Exxon’s scientific predictions against both contemporary models and subsequent real-world changes in temperature.

 

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We've just been through the maunder minimum and would have expected temperatures to rise. Now at the zenith, we can see from the latest IPCC report that the temperature hasn't risen for 15years and given the insanely well evidenced solar cycle, we can expect it to cool for 35yrs

Could this be because they did not tamper with their numbers to paint a grimmer picture like the Carbon Cartels did?

New Scientist = Green New Deal = Evil

Same type of people that push the Covid Vaccine narrative. Complete lies for profit.

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Yeah, I doubt this. More global warming propaganda.

What climate change? I dont see any changes in temperature

IF COMPANIES LIKE EXXON STOPPED DELIVERING their product, civilization would quickly collapse and billions of people would be dead in a matter of months —that appears to be the goal of academics who are demonizing Exxon… 🙄

Seen as weather forecasts aren’t right from day to day I find this hard to believe

Total garbage. Climate Fraud:

Yet weather forecasts are notoriously wrong if they are for more than in a few days time

It is significant that oil companies deny climate change while spending millions to secure their infrastructure from its impact

Then they let a drunk drive a supertanker into a rock in the most pristine wildlife area you could possibly find, did they factor that in?

So - who's going to drag the Exxon executives into court now? €xxon CrimeOfTheCentury ClimateJustice

CLIMATE CHASNGE is NATURAL,Climate was,is and will be changing as everything on this planet and beyond

/yawn, hows the manbearpig hunt going?

Show the math.

The global temp has gone up .67 degrees. In the last 30 years. Point Six Seven. Stop the nonsense.

Well they guess the government or the media paid them off to remain silent.🤣😂

NOAA just published that the global temp has cooled .11 degrees Celsius the last 8 years.

Projections are not facts. The climate has always changed and will always change; just adapt if it becomes necessary, which it probably won't.

So if they knew, why didn't they diversify into the technology they knew would be better? Solar. Wind. Ocean wave. They could have partnered with utilities to bring the new technology in. They could have been responsible for electric cars like they were for interstates & cars.

Disgusting

Disgusting

Disgusting

Disgusting

Can’t imagine why Exxon didn’t say anything publicly. Worst thing ever to happen to the planet & mankind. Oil.

As recorded in this excellent documentary. Its such a crime internationa law courts should be prosecuting.

Mount St. Helens put more emissions in the air than man could in a hundred years

Fake

Imagine in your head all of the environmental practices laws and changes that have happened in that time. And then explain how they were accurate?

According to the latest NOOA statistics they got it wrong.

Bollocks

Well, then their scientists were wrong. Temperatures were altered from original temperatures to conform to CO2 rises (bottom right). If their scientists were conned, that doesn't make them guilty. They were deceived by government sources and academic bias.

ClimateScam

It's one thing to phase out fossil fuels for energy. It's another to phase out fossil fuels for the multitude of other things they are used for. One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates 19.4 gallons of gasoline. The rest (over half) is used to make things like👇. climate energy

Bullshit, in the 70's it was going to be a new ice age.

Nonsense.

You don’t see how no one finds you credible?

When the class action?

Bullshit.

The Great Year. Causes climate change too

Maybe the heatingup becomes beneath our feets in the oceans, they determines the temp. on earth, but I prevent still energy from sustainable source.

True scientists know we are in the warming stage of an ice age, and the Earth is going back to 21.2 degree tilt from a 24.1 degree tilt that will definitely cause warming of the poles. Also, anyone who says CO2 is getting into our atmosphere is a joke that gas is heavier than air

The scientific consensus at the time was that we were going into an ice age. I kid you not.

Probably not! …I correct my self: Hell no!!

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