Documents add evidence in climate deception case against ExxonMobil

New documents suggest ExxonMobil knew about climate risks in 1988 but continued denying them publicly, strengthening litigation alleging decades-long deception.

First covered Oct 7, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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Coverage

35d Inside Climate News New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil — If there was a year the world began waking up to climate change, it might have been 1988. That June, the NASA climatologist James Hansen testified to Congress…

Primary sources

investor.exxonmobil.com ExxonMobil Announces Second-Quarter 2026 Results

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Discussion

Bluesky: @katharinehayhoe.com Katharine Hayhoe · 34d ago · 33 ♥ @jeffgoodell.bsky.social lays out the growing scientific underpinning for suing oil companies, while @insideclimatenews.org reports on yet more new evidence of their decades-long deception campaign insideclimatenews.org/news/0710202... www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/o...

Reddit: r/energy0↑ r/energy · 34d ago · 0 comments New Evidence of Exxon's Climate Deception

Appeared in: 2026-10-07 (#15) · 2026-10-08 (#19)

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