Climate Science vs. Fossil Fuel Fiction

The document contrasts ExxonMobil's 2005 claims that the cause of global warming remained 'in dispute' with scientific reports from 2000 and 2001 that attributed warming to human activities. It further notes ExxonMobil's 2009 opposition to the EPA's endangerment finding, citing uncertainty and potential economic harm.

• In 2005, ExxonMobil produced reports claiming that while a warming trend in global surface air temperatures occurred during the twentieth century, the cause and whether it was abnormal were still disputed, and that scientific evidence regarding the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions remained inconclusive.
• Scientific assessments available at the time of ExxonMobil's 2005 claims contradicted the company's position. The 2000 National Climate Assessment stated that the climate was changing rapidly due to the burning of oil, coal, and natural gas, as well as deforestation, which intensified the greenhouse effect.
• The 2001 IPCC report provided evidence that most of the warming observed over the previous 50 years was caused by human activities.
• In 2009, ExxonMobil, as part of the BCCA Appeal Group, argued against the EPA's endangerment finding, claiming that the effects of climate change were too uncertain to justify the finding and that domestic regulation could harm the U.S. economy and increase global greenhouse gas emissions.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2015). Climate Science vs. Fossil Fuel Fiction. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/03/exxonmobilquote2005.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. Climate Science vs. Fossil Fuel Fiction. 2015. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/03/exxonmobilquote2005.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2015climate, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Climate Science vs. Fossil Fuel Fiction}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2015}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/03/exxonmobilquote2005.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }