sustainability
Emissions and climate
We respect and support society’s ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and continue to advocate for policies that promote cost-effective, market-based solutions to address the risks of climate change.
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We believe GHG intensity is the best way to measure progress toward the goals of the Paris Agreement, because it is the truest reflection of how manufacturing companies like ExxonMobil are reducing the GHGs associated with each unit they produce.
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We respect and support society’s ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Rather than setting aspirational 2050 pledges, we will continue to take defined actions to reduce our emissions in achievable time periods, while developing and deploying technology solutions that will be necessary to achieve this ambitious and challenging goal.
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Renewable energies like wind and solar will play an important role in the transition to lower-carbon energy sources. ExxonMobil uses renewable energy to help power its operations. Overall we are the second largest buyer of wind and solar power in the oil and gas industry.
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We believe GHG intensity is the best way to measure progress toward the goals of the Paris Agreement, because it is the truest reflection of how manufacturing companies like ExxonMobil are reducing the GHGs associated with each unit they produce.
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We respect and support society’s ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Rather than setting aspirational 2050 pledges, we will continue to take defined actions to reduce our emissions in achievable time periods, while developing and deploying technology solutions that will be necessary to achieve this ambitious and challenging goal.
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Renewable energies like wind and solar will play an important role in the transition to lower-carbon energy sources. ExxonMobil uses renewable energy to help power its operations. Overall we are the second largest buyer of wind and solar power in the oil and gas industry.
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In December 2015, after more than two decades of international effort, nations convened in Paris and drafted an agreement that for the first time signaled that both developed and developing nations will strive to undertake action on climate change and report on related progress.
The Paris Agreement “aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change … by: Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.”
The company has supported the Paris Agreement from its inception and continues to support U.S. government participation in the framework. ExxonMobil assesses its business strategy and plans against a range of scenarios, including those that meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which assume progress in technologies, infrastructure and government policies related to climate change.
Scope 3 GHG emissions
ExxonMobil is providing Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions – those emissions associated with consumers’ use of our products – on an annual basis. Reducing these indirect emissions will require changes in society's energy choices and the development and deployment of affordable, lower-emission technologies.
For the full picture of ExxonMobil’s current emissions reporting, please view our Advancing Climate Solutions Progress Report.
ExxonMobil exceeded its goals announced in 2018 to reduce methane emissions by 15 percent and flaring by 25 percent by 2020, compared with 2016 levels.
Learn more about ExxonMobil’s steps to curb methane emissions
Offering a model regulatory framework for industry to reduce emissions
Reducing flaring in the Permian
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