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European Parliament to probe ExxonMobil's climate change denial
Exxon Mobil oil refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US

THE European Parliament is set to hold a hearing on oil giant ExxonMobil’s climate change denial tomorrow, following pressure from environmental campaigners.

Food & Water Europe, a non-profit organisation which “champions healthy food and clean water for all,” petitioned the EU in 2016 to hold the company accountable for its actions. 

A 2015 study by Harvard University found a sharp contrast between what the fossil-fuel corporation’s own researchers knew about its role in devastating the climate and what it told the public for 55 years.

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