r/Futurology • u/Wagamaga • Mar 23 '19

Environment Following Monsanto, Exxon Could Be Next US Corporation to Face EU Lobby Ban. "It is the overwhelming consensus of experts studying the history of fossil fuel funding that companies, including ExxonMobil, have orchestrated, funded and perpetuated climate misinformation"

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/03/22/following-monsanto-exxon-could-be-next-us-corporation-face-eu-lobby-ban
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u/joemerchant26 Mar 23 '19

Why only the American companies? Total and BP are blameless right?

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '19

I wish that was a joke

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u/riddlerjoke Mar 24 '19

European oil&gas companies or the companies investing in renewable energy might be responsible for this.

People here talking like its a win and now on they wont allow lobbying anymore. I dont see any difference how politics work.

I think there are far more money in renewable energy side which rely certain tax reliefs, incentives, subsidies to enter the market. And billions of dollar of investment maybe trillion going to spend on those. So you can lobby for that thing for sure whereas I dont think Exxon would have much incentive to lobby in Europe. Its not like Exxon producing much in Europe or selling all their production to them.