Exxon Urges the World to 'Get Real' on Climate Change - Bloomberg
Exxon Urges the World to ‘Get Real’ on Climate Change - Bloomberg
Exxon Urges the World to ‘Get Real’ on Climate Change
CEO Darren Woods says casting Big Oil as villains harms the net zero drive.
Darren Woods during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in San Francisco. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Riding high on $65 billion worth of recent acquisitions and a 60% share-price rally during the past two years, Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods delivered a tough message to government officials and executives gathered in San Francisco on Wednesday.
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