The worldโs largest oil company is continuing to fund lobby groups that question the reality of global warming, despite a public pledge to cut support for such climate change denial.Company records show that ExxonMobil handed over hundreds of thousands of pounds to such lobby groups in 2008. These include the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) in Dallas, Texas, which received $75,000, and the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC, which receivedย $50,000.
Industry giants have been accused of โenriching shareholdersโ while โfarmers and consumers pay the priceโ.
Nigel Farageโs anti-climate party has received two thirds of its income from oil investors.
You might not have heard of them, but a new analysis shows these ad execs have overseen $1.5 billion worth of fossil fuel ads in the U.S. since the Paris Agreement.
DeSmog analysis reveals London-based WPP linked to twiceย as much oil advertising as American rivalsย despite its internal climate policy.
