Exxon Accurately Forecast Global Warming for Decades, Study Says (1)

A new study of Exxon Mobil Corp.’s own climate projections offers fresh evidence that the oil giant’s models accurately forecast global warming even as it publicly sowed doubt about the climate crisis.

A review of climate projections made by Exxon for the years 1977 through 2003 found that the company anticipated warming of roughly 0.20°C each decade, according to a new study published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Science. That projection aligns with academic and government studies, as well as observed increases in temperatures over that time period.

“Our investigation uncovers new data in old documents,” said Geoffrey Supran, ...