Thank You - ExxonMobil Releases Statement In Support Of Paris Climate Negotiations

​Thank you for adding your name to support our letter to ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, calling on ExxonMobil to make a statement in support of the COP 21 climate negotiations underway in Paris. We collected a total of 255 signatories on the letter and sent it to ExxonMobil. ​We were pleased to see that today ExxonMobil released a statement ​that broadly support​s​ the Paris Climate Negotiations​ and the goals of limiting the impact of climate change on humanity and ecosystems​. The full statement is available here: http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/2015/12/02/exxonmobil-on-the-u-n-climate-talks/ While the statement could be strengthened, particularly by including reference to limiting warming to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels​ as called for in our letter​, we are pleased to see ExxonMobil taking a supportive position​. We hope that this may represent a shift towards further, more proactive actions by the company to support a carbon tax in the US capable of achieving necessary reductions in GHG emissions.​ Meanwhile, shareholders will continue to raise these issues through the shareholder proposal filed by Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, NJ and over 25 investors representing interfaith investors, asset management firms, health care institutions, and in​dividual investors. As this resolution goes before the company this Spring, we will be back in touch about further actions. Thank you again for your support.