Oil industry board members to testify to Congress on climate disinformation

Officials from Exxon, Shell, Chevron and BP have been summoned to appear before the House oversight committee in February

A US congressional committee has invited board members at four large oil companies to testify in February about the industry's role in the climate crisis and spreading disinformation", turning up the heat on big oil after lawmakers grilled their CEOs last year.

The hearing of officials from Exxon, Shell, Chevron and BP, scheduled for 8 February, is the next phase of the House oversight committee's investigation into the role of fossil fuel companies in blocking action on climate change and misrepresenting the industry's efforts to address it.