Tell the truth, ExxonMobil: a low-carbon future is affordable – and necessary

Exxon's narrative of preferring, and even encouraging, inaction in the face of climate change is the oil giant's well-established modus operandi

Over the past year the price of oil has collapsed and taken ExxonMobil's share price with it. As the oil giant prepares to release its latest set of results this week, the company continues to show little genuine interest in preparing for a less carbon-intensive future.

Even as world leaders gathered in Paris for the recent climate summit, where hundreds of nations and corporations stepped forward to underscore their commitment to action, ExxonMobil followed an odd course that has been lost in all the fanfare surrounding the international gathering.