Exxon : the road not taken / by Neela Banerjee, John H. Cushman Jr., David Hasemyer, and Lisa Song.

• Exxon's own research confirmed fossil fuels' role in global warming decades ago -- Exxon believed deep dive into climate research would protect its business -- Exxon confirmed global warming consensus in 1982 with in-house climate models -- Exxon's business ambition collided with climate change under a distant sea -- Highlighting the allure of synfuels, Exxon played down the climate risks -- Exxon sowed doubt about climate science for decades by stressing uncertainty -- Exxon made deep cuts in climate research budget in the 1980s -- More Exxon documents show how much it knew about climate 35 years ago -- Exxon's oil industry peers knew about climate dangers in the 1970s, too -- Appendix I. List of documents [available for download] -- Appendix II. Characters [Exxon executives and others] -- Appendix III. Related stories -- Appendix IV. Frontline videos.

• Relying on primary sources dating back to the 1970s, describes how Exxon conducted cutting-edge climate research and then, without revealing what it had learned, worked at the forefront of climate-change denial, manufacturing doubt about the scientific consensus that its own research had confirmed--Adapted from publisher's description. 

Ämnesord

Klimatförändringar  (sao)

Miljöforskning  (sao)

Oljeindustri  (sao)

Social responsibility of business.  (LCSH)

Climatic changes  -- Research -- History. (LCSH)

Climatic changes  -- Economic aspects -- Research. (LCSH)

Science and industry  -- United States. (LCSH)

Petroleum industry and trade  -- Public relations. (LCSH)

Energy industries  -- Public relations. (LCSH)

Climatic changes  (LCSH)

Petroleum industry and trade  (LCSH)

Environmental sciences ¡ Research  (LCSH)

Institutionsnamn

Exxon Mobil Corporation.

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

Climatic changes / Research / History

Climatic changes / Economic aspects / Research

Social responsibility of business

Science and industry / United States

Petroleum industry and trade / Public relations

Energy industries / Public relations

Exxon Mobil Corporation

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QC981.8.C5 (LCC)

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