Esso
Originally the company was called the Standard Oil Trust until in 1911 the US Supreme Court ordered the termination of the company name. 33 spin off companies where formed one of which was Standard Oil (New Jersey), this was acquired by Anglo-American. Esso became the company name in 1951.
Esso's environmental policy on their website states that its parent company ExxonMobil is 'dedicated to running safe and environmentally responsible operations.' They detail ways in which they are committed to protecting the environment by making their power generation facilities more efficient and reducing emissions in their UK power plants. They also claim to be the UK's leading supplier of Compressed Natural Gas - a diesel alternative for heavy goods vehicles and say they have led the industry in making cleaner fuels more widely available.
Petrolprices states that "Esso is said to deny the fact that climate change is caused by the burning of fossil fuels, stating that the science remains 'inconclusive', despite the fact most other fuel companies discuss the problem of climate change in their environmental policies and state what they are doing to try and resolve the problem. Esso refutes this allegation saying that it does take climate change extremely seriously and is taking action in several areas to address the risks it poses.
It seems that Esso actually opposes the switch to clean energy and it is suggested by Greenpeace that they played a part in the US ditching the Kyoto Protocol which was the only international agreement to deal with climate change. Esso's response to this allegation is that, actually as early as 1997 the US Senate (under the Clinton Administration) voted overwhelmingly against supporting any agreement that did not include commitments from developing countries."
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