this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2023
127 points (100.0% liked)

Futurology

2423 readers
112 users here now

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
all 18 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Someguy89@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago

Thanks for reminding us assholes. YOU are the reason this is happening.

[–] FrankLaskey@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 years ago

Congrats Exxon! You did it!

[–] Mannimarco@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I assume they're happy about that

[–] Phanatik@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

What do you mean the Earth is getting hotter? My Air Conditioning is working fine!

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I assume they're lying about how soon.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Well they oughta know.

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

When will we start executing executives who made this happen?

[–] Ni@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well yes, I wonder if they had a plan beyond the statement.

[–] Ni@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Exxon produces less than 3% of the world's daily crude demand and in May its shareholders overwhelmingly rejected calls for stronger measures to mitigate climate change.

[–] anonionfinelyminced@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"It's those darn shareholders! Our hands are tied!"

[–] Ni@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Seems like the reasoning they are going with. Really we need to make it somehow more profitable to do the right/climate focused things.

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Not that it's a good excuse, but isn't that true? Investors ultimately elect executive management.

The abstraction between investor ownership and company management is one of the most damaging structures ever built.

[–] anonionfinelyminced@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I would say they are planning on paying Congress to increase the cap. Not that we will survive till 2050

[–] rem26_art@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

and i wonder who's fault that is?

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

Exxon ~~says~~ promises world set to fail...

More accurate headline.

[–] Poob@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

The world will only care when millions of climate refugees start moving to cooler areas.

What the world does to those refugees... I don't expect happiness.