GoKawiilNew Exxon Internal Memos Surface in Massachusetts Climate Fraud Lawsuit
Court filings in Massachusetts' 2019 lawsuit against ExxonMobil have surfaced internal company documents, including a 1988 memo from an Exxon research executive warning that a global climate consensus could hurt the company financially. The filings also include more recent internal statements from Exxon scientists questioning the company's public claims about biofuels and carbon capture as climate solutions.
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These documents add to a growing body of evidence cited by researchers and litigants that Exxon's internal assessments of climate risk diverged from its public messaging over several decades. The timing could matter beyond Massachusetts: the Supreme Court is currently weighing whether a similar Boulder, Colorado lawsuit against Exxon and Suncor can proceed, a ruling that may determine the fate of dozens of other climate accountability cases nationwide.
- Previously undisclosed Exxon documents were released this year via a Massachusetts climate fraud lawsuit filed in 2019
- A 1988 Exxon memo warned that worldwide climate consensus could cause 'substantial negative impacts' on the company
- The Supreme Court is currently considering whether a related Boulder, Colorado case against Exxon and Suncor should proceed, with implications for similar lawsuits
Source: insideclimatenews.org — Nicholas Kusnetz, 2026-10-11
Published there as: “Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil”
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