Exxon says world set to fail 2°C global warming cap by 2050

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-projects-oil-gas-be-54-worlds-energy-needs-2050-2023-08-28/

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Someguy89@lemmy.world · 59 pts · 2y
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FrankLaskey@lemmy.ml · 26 pts · 2y

Congrats Exxon! You did it!

Mannimarco@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I assume they're happy about that

Phanatik@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y

What do you mean the Earth is getting hotter? My Air Conditioning is working fine!

Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I assume they're lying about how soon.

Syl@jlai.lu · 4 pts · 2y

Yep, most likely 2040.

MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

Well they oughta know.

TheBlue22@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

When will we start executing executives who made this happen?

Ni@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Well yes, I wonder if they had a plan beyond the statement.

Ni@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Exxon produces less than 3% of the world's daily crude demand and in May its shareholders overwhelmingly rejected calls for stronger measures to mitigate climate change.

anonionfinelyminced@kbin.social · 12 pts · 2y (1 reply)

"It's those darn shareholders! Our hands are tied!"

Ni@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y

Seems like the reasoning they are going with. Really we need to make it somehow more profitable to do the right/climate focused things.

Sabata11792@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

I would say they are planning on paying Congress to increase the cap. Not that we will survive till 2050

rem26_art@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

and i wonder who's fault that is?

No_Eponym@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y

Exxon says promises world set to fail...

More accurate headline.

Poob@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y

The world will only care when millions of climate refugees start moving to cooler areas.

What the world does to those refugees... I don't expect happiness.