Exxon's Misinformation Campaign Uncovered

07 Dec 2025 | Abstracted from Her Campus

Hundreds of newly released documents show Exxon funded Atlas Network thinktanks in Latin America during the late 1990s–2000s to spread climate denial. The campaign financed translations of denialist books, travel for U.S. skeptics, and public events to sway local media and politicians against UN climate treaties. Despite knowing climate risks since the 1970s, Exxon sought to protect profits, leaving lasting impacts on global climate policy.

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