Oil firms have internally dismissed swift climate action, House panel says

Documents show the fossil fuel industry has no real plans to clean up its act' and took steps to continue business as usual

Some of the world's largest oil and gas companies have internally dismissed the need to swiftly move to renewable energy and cut planet-heating emissions, despite publicly portraying themselves as concerned about the climate crisis, a US House of Representatives committee has found.

Documents obtained from companies including Exxon, Shell, BP and Chevron show that the fossil fuel industry has no real plans to clean up its act and is barreling ahead with plans to pump more dirty fuels for decades to come", said Carolyn Maloney, the chair of the House oversight committee, which has investigated the sector for the past year.