Exxon Lobbyist Sees No "Catastrophic, Inevitable Risk" From Climate Change
Published on November 24, 2021During a November 9, 2021 presentation to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), Exxon lobbyist Erik Oswald downplayed the impact of climate change, telling the crowd "Is it catastrophic, inevitable risk? Not to my mind."
The Washington Post first reported on the audio on November 24, 2021 in a piece by Desmond Butler: Exxon lobbyist questions urgency of climate’s catastrophic risks
A full recording of Oswald's presentation is available here.
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Panel Hosted by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), Obtained by Documented.
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