and BP who were elected to spur change at these companies over environmental issues is scheduled for Feb. 8.
"We’ve only begun our investigation into the fossil fuel industry’s role in causing the climate crisis and spreading disinformation," panel chair U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney said in a statement on Friday. "These are board members who ran on changing these institutions from the inside," chair of the oversight panel's environment subcommittee Ro Khanna told Reuters. "They will have to chose between their life convictions or fealty to their CEOs."a strategist at Google owner Alphabet Inc who took one of three seats for activist hedge fund Engine No. 1on Exxon's board to address growing investor concerns about global warming.
The letters said board members play a key role in holding management accountable to meaningful emissions reductions.