Last month, 196 countries reached a landmark consensus agreement in Paris to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow global warming, agreeing to work toward capping a global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius.
The Hill: Major tire execs call for strong action on climate
As senior executives of large multinational tire companies, we recognize that climate change presents a massive risk that must be managed. The vast majority of the world's climate scientists — estimated at 97 percent by NASA — agree that climate change is real, immediate, and largely caused by human activity.
Wall Street Journal: The Narrow Path to a Carbon Tax
Houston Chronicle: Standing for a Carbon Tax
Rarely do companies ask to be taxed. But when the Houston Chronicle editorial board met with representatives from Exxon Mobil Corp. this week, we heard loud and clear their support for an across-the-board tax on carbon emissions.
This puts Exxon alongside other oil and gas companies like BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Total SA and Statoil in standing for a carbon tax. Now it is time for Congress to join their ranks.