You are here Home»»Hearings Fueling the Climate Crisis: Exposing Big Oil’s Disinformation Campaign to Prevent Climate Action Meeting Status: Rescheduled Meeting Notes: This hearing will convene in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building and over Zoom, which has been approved by the House. Date: Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 10:30am Location: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 “Fueling the Climate Crisis: Exposing Big Oil’s Disinformation Campaign to Prevent Climate Action” Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney's Opening Statement [PDF] Washington D.C. (October 22, 2021)— On Thursday, October 28, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. ET, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Ro Khanna, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Environment, will hold a hearing to examine the fossil fuel industry’s long-running, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming. The fossil fuel industry has had scientific evidence about the dangers of climate change since at least 1977. Yet for decades, the industry spread denial and doubt about the harm of its products—undermining the science and preventing meaningful action on climate change even as the global climate crisis became increasingly dire, and its deadly impact on Americans increased. More recently, some large fossil fuel companies took public stances in support of climate actions while privately continuing to block reforms, invest overwhelmingly in fossil fuel extraction, and support efforts to extend the life of fossil fuel investments. The industry reportedly spends billions to promote climate disinformation through branding and lobbying. Moreover, they increasingly outsource lobbying to trade groups, obscuring their own roles in disinformation efforts. On September 16, 2021, the Chairs sent letters to top fossil fuel executives requesting documents and communications related to their organization’s role in supporting disinformation and misleading the public to prevent action on the climate crisis. To date, all the fossil fuel entities have failed to adequately comply with the Committee’s request. WITNESSES Mr. Darren Woods Chief Executive Officer ExxonMobil Corporation Mr. David Lawler Chief Executive Officer BP America Inc. Mr. Michael K. Wirth Chief Executive Officer Chevron Corporation Ms. Gretchen Watkins President Shell Oil Company Mr. Mike Sommers President American Petroleum Institute Ms. Suzanne Clark President and Chief Executive Officer U.S. Chamber of Commerce Mr. Neal Crabtree (Minority witness) Former Welding Foreman Keystone XL Pipeline Documents Notice Memo Update NOTICE - Time Change Attendance Rep Cloud UC - Biden ask OPEC Rep Cloud UC - Biden lifts US Sanctions Rep. Cloud UC - China is Planning to Build 43 New Coal-Fired.. Cloud UC - Climate-Related Deaths Cloud UC - Energy costs are stoking inflation Cloud UC - Home heating sticker shock- The cost of natural gas is up 180 percent Rep CLoud UC - Politico - Europe warns its gas price surge Rep CLoud UC - Qatar Petroleum signs 15-year LNG... Rep Cloud UC - Qatar Petroleum to boost LNG production Rep CLoud UC - Qatar Places $760Mil Order with China Rep Cloud UC - Russia Projects oil output Rep Cloud UC - The US was right - Europe Rep Cloud UC - While Western Nations Kill Energy Rep Cloud UC - With a pen stroke, Pres Joe Biden.... Rep Gerald Connolly Statement for the Record UC - Rep Tlaib - Chevron's GLobal Destruction UC - Rep Quigley - API Blatant Hipocrisy UC - Rep. Raskin - DIstrict Court Judge Caproni ruling on motion to dismiss Issues: Energy & Environment 117th Congress Activity Briefings Hearings Weekly Committee Business Business Meetings Repository About Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney Members Committee Jurisdiction Rules of the Committee About This Website Subcommittees Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Economic and Consumer Policy Environment Government Operations National Security Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Activity Briefings Hearings Weekly Committee Business Business Meetings Repository News Press Releases Reports Stay Connected Letters Contact Accessibility Internships and Fellowships Tip Line Coronavirus American Rescue Plan Minority Accessibility Copyright Privacy Tools Waxman Archive Towns Archive Report Waste, Fraud, or Abuse