Exxon's Climate Footprint9 January 2009
In Spring 2003, Friends of the Earth commissioned two ground-breaking studies by independent experts, to establish ExxonMobil's contribution to climate change since 1882.
The reports are here.
What is ExxonMobil?
ExxonMobil is the world's largest oil company. It is also known as Esso, Mobil, Imperial Oil, Tonen General and Exxon.
The many faces of ExxonMobil
For many years ExxonMobil has been active in undermining climate science and policy making, in particular by lobbying against the Kyoto Protocol, the main international agreement to tackle climate change.
What reports are available?
There are four reports:
ExxonMobil corporation emissions inventory - 1882 - 2002 Methods and Results
(PDF† - 834K) Dec 2003.
Estimates the carbon dioxide and methane emissions from ExxonMobil's operations and burning of its products from its early days as the Standard Oil Trust in 1882. The author is from Climate Mitigation Services, Snowmass, Colorado. 31 pages.
The results of this work are also available as a spreadsheet. Two of the main sheets are available to download:
Greenhouse Gas spreadsheet (PDF† - 313K)
Special Sums spreadsheet (PDF† - 241K)
If you would like to see the entire spreadsheet please contact us.
Assessing the effects of CO2, CH4 and N20 emissions on atmospheric concentrations, changes in radiative forcing, changes in global mean surface temperature, and changes in sea surface level: a case study
(PDF† - 1017K) Dec 2003.
Uses the figures from the study above to run a well known climate model to calculate the contribution these emissions have made, and will make, to different aspects of climate change. By the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd of Auckland, New Zealand. 49 pages.
Exxon's climate footprint
(PDF† - 915K) Dec 2003.
Summarises the findings of the two reports above - and discusses the implications for ExxonMobil. By Friends of the Earth International.
16 pages.
Also available in French and Spanish
Evolution of climate change science, ExxonMobil and its emissions
(PDF† - 348K) Jan 2004.
Uses the findings from ExxonMobil corporate emissions inventory and examines how Exxon's emissions have grown - even as the scientific evidence for climate change has strengthened.
9 pages.
What else is available?
- Summary of the main findings of the report
- Press release
Acknowledgements
To learn more about the groups involved in this work check out:
The Climate Justice Programme
Friends of the Earth International
We are very grateful to the Minor Foundation for Major Challenges for their generous financial support.
