ExxonMobil rejects climate change risk to operations

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World's largest oil and gas company says all of its fossil fuel assets will be needed to meet global demand for energy

ExxonMobil has said climate policies are "highly unlikely" to constrain its production of fossil fuels due to growing global demand for energy. In its first report addressing the potential impact of...

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