The world’s 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 received $50,000.
Resource Works founder Stewart Muir pitched the idea at an industry conference in Vancouver.
Government summits with oil and gas executives far outnumbered its engagement with green groups.
Alex Sobel says he had been unaware the Norwegian oil company was involved.
Internal documents expose how oil and gas majors were given the chance to influence a report by the Policy Exchange think tank.
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