Environmental protection

Climate change

We believe that climate change risks warrant action and it’s going to take all of us — business, governments and consumers — to make meaningful progress.

Environmental protection

Understanding climate risks

ExxonMobil scientists have been involved in the forefront of climate research for four decades, understanding and working with the world’s leading experts on climate. Our research in climate science has resulted in nearly 150 publicly available papers, including more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, and nearly 300 patents for cutting-edge technological advances in emissions reductions and other related applications.

 ExxonMobil's four decades of climate science research

40 years

of climate-science research in partnership with governments and academic institutions

Emissions reduction

ExxonMobil will continue to focus our efforts on providing the energy the world needs, while simultaneously addressing the risk of climate change by reducing our emissions, helping consumers reduce theirs, and advancing research to find new low-emissions technologies for the future.
Suzanne McCarron
Suzanne M. McCarron

Vice President of Public and Government Affairs at ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil's role

Taking action on climate change

We are committed to providing affordable energy to support human progress while advancing effective solutions to address climate change.

Our climate change risk management strategy consists of four components:

Developing and deploying scalable technology solutions

Energy and Carbon Summary Report

Mitigating emissions in Company operations

Energy and Carbon Summary Report

Proactively engaging on climate-related policy

Energy and Carbon Summary Report

Water management

Sustainability Report

Energy & Carbon Summary

Positioning for a lower-carbon energy future

Our company has a proven record of successfully responding to changes in society’s needs. We are well positioned to meet the demands of an evolving energy system.
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Understanding the #ExxonKnew controversy

“#ExxonKnew” is a campaign orchestrated by activists and trial lawyers to misrepresent ExxonMobil’s position and research on climate change. For the past several years, activist organizations have sought to punish ExxonMobil for voicing its opinion on climate policy, even though the company supports policies to limit climate change.

Understanding the #ExxonKnew controversy

Article • Feb. 10, 2021

Flawed study claiming ExxonMobil misled public is disappointing

Blog • March 1, 2018

A better approach on climate change

Blog • Jan. 10, 2018

Answering the NYT's distortions

Blog • Aug. 24, 2017

A broad carbon tax coalition

Blog • June 21, 2017

Statements on Paris climate agreement

ExxonMobil supports the work of the Paris signatories, acknowledges the ambitious goals of this agreement and believes the company has a constructive role to play in developing solutions.
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All articles about climate change

Our position on climate change policy and carbon pricing ExxonMobil’s commitment to the environment and climate change policy.

Climate change Energy Factor • July 21, 2021

Understanding the #ExxonKnew controversy ExxonKnew is a coordinated campaign perpetuated by activist groups with the aim of stigmatizing ExxonMobil. Funders of the “#ExxonKnew” campaign have placed “pay to play” news stories, released flawed academic reports and coordinated with public officials to launch investigations and litigation, creating the false appearance that ExxonMobil has misrepresented its company research and investor disclosures on climate change to the public.

Climate change Article • Feb. 10, 2021

Reaffirming our commitment to the Paris Agreement

We commend President Biden’s decision to rejoin the Paris Agreement, a framework that ExxonMobil has supported since its adoption in 2015.

We are working to be part of the solution. We recently outlined our 2025 emission reduction plans which are projected to put us on a pathway consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement. 

Climate change Energy Factor • Jan. 20, 2021

Positioning for a lower-carbon future Earlier this month, ExxonMobil released its annual Energy & Carbon Summary, a comprehensive look at the work the company has done to manage the risks of climate change, including actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate change Energy Factor • Jan. 19, 2021

Addressing shareholder engagement and climate change in advance of our annual meeting Companies around the world are working to adapt to the risks and challenges posed by COVID-19 and many, like ExxonMobil, are also stepping up to support medical professionals, first responders and those on the front lines in the fight against the pandemic.

Climate change Blog • May 20, 2020