The oil company Exxon already knew in 1977 that climate change and all its fatal consequences would befall humanity – and did nothing. What would the world look like today if you had taken action then? Climate economist Karl Steininger analyzes the effects. Plus: The biggest climate sinners worldwide.
A study by Harvard University and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Research in the journal Science made headlines on Thursday: It found that the American company Exxon already knew 46 years ago how climate change would affect it. Like the entire oil industry, Exxon also knew its own role and relevance. Yet Exxon has deliberately downplayed those assumptions for decades.
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