LONDON - A study has found that the oil giant Exxon privately predicted global warming “correctly and skilfully” only to then spend decades publicly dismissing such science in order to protect its profits.
Researchers found that Exxon’s scientists were “uncannily accurate” in their projections from the 1970s onwards, said The Guardian, predicting an upward curve of global temperatures and carbon dioxide emissions that is “close to matching” what actually occurred.
“This really does sum up what Exxon knew, years before many of us were born,” said Geoffrey Supran, who led the research.
