Big tobacco got caught in a lie by Congress. Now it’s the oil industry’s turn | Mark Hertsgaard

The CEOs of Exxon, BP, Shell and Chevron face a Capitol Hill hearing on their climate crisis lies - will it mirror the downfall of big tobacco?

Two weeks from today, Darren Woods will face a potential doomsday moment before the US Congress.

As the CEO of ExxonMobil, Woods was paid $15.6m last year to run the richest, most powerful private oil company in history. But his earnings and influence will be on the line when he appears before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on 28 October. His testimony could mark the beginning of the end of big oil escaping legal and financial responsibility for the climate crisis.