Did we aggressively fight against some of the [climate] science? Yes. [...] Did we join some of these shadow groups to work against some of the early efforts? Yes that’s true, but there’s nothing illegal about that. We were looking out for our investments. We were looking out for our shareholders.”
— Keith McCoy, senior director of federal relations for Exxon Mobil and veteran oil-industry lobbyist during an interview leaked by Greenpeace in June 2021.