ExxonMobil could become only the second multinational, after Monsanto, to lose access to parliamentary meetings, digital resources and MEPs, after the firm failed to appear at the first hearing into its alleged climate change denial. Exxon claimed that it was prevented from attending as a result of “ongoing climate change-related litigation in the UK”. Although the company publicly backs the Paris Climate Agreement, it has been accused of promoting climate misinformation. The ban has been proposed by US Green MEP Molly Scott Cato. ExxonMobil has spent over €35m ($40m) on lobbying in Europe since 2010.
ExxonMobil could become only the second multinational, after Monsanto, to lose access to parliamentary meetings, digital resources and MEPs, after the firm failed to appear at the first hearing into its alleged climate change denial. Exxon claimed that it was prevented from attending as a result of “ongoing climate change-related litigation in the US”. Although the company publicly backs the Paris Climate Agreement, it has been accused of promoting climate misinformation. The ban has been proposed by UK Green MEP Molly Scott Cato. ExxonMobil has spent over €35m ($40m) on lobbying in Europe since 2010.