People v. Exxon Mobil

2018 New York Supreme Court case

People of the State of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corporation
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Court	New York Supreme Court
Full case name	People of the State of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

People of the State of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corp. was a lawsuit filed on October 24, 2018, in the New York Supreme Court. The suit alleges fraud by Exxon Mobil Corporation to mislead the company's investors about management of risks posed by climate change. On November 15, 2018, the court signed a preliminary conference order scheduling the trial to begin in 2019.

The trial began before Judge Barry Ostrager, with opening statements by both sides. According to the New York Times, the case was "only the second climate change lawsuit to reach trial in the United States." The New York Attorney General dropped two of the four counts regarding civil fraud after admitting there was insufficient evidence to support the charges.

Justice Ostrager found for Exxon Mobil on the remaining counts accusing it of fraud.

References

Larson, Erik (October 24, 2018). "New York Sues Exxon for Deceiving Investors on Climate Change". Bloomberg.com.
"U.S. Climate Change Litigation". Arnold & Porter LLP.
Schwartz, John (October 22, 2019). "Fossil Fuels on Trial: New York's Lawsuit Against Exxon Begins". The New York Times. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
Ramey, Corinne (November 8, 2019). "New York Attorney General Drops Part of Exxon Case". Wall Street Journal.
Ramey, Corinne (December 10, 2019). "Exxon Found Not Guilty of Fraud in Climate-Change Accounting Case". Wall Street Journal.

Overview	Climate system Greenhouse effect (Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere) Scientific consensus on climate change
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Effects and issues

Physical	Abrupt climate change Anoxic event Arctic methane emissions Arctic sea ice decline Atlantic meridional overturning circulation Drought Extreme weather Flood Coastal flooding Heat wave Marine Urban heat island Oceans acidification deoxygenation heat content sea surface temperature stratification temperature Ozone depletion Permafrost thaw Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Sea level rise Season creep Tipping points in the climate system Tropical cyclones Water cycle Wildfires
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Mitigation

Economics and finance	Carbon budget Carbon emission trading Carbon offsets and credits Gold Standard (carbon offset standard) Carbon price Carbon tax Climate debt Climate finance Climate risk insurance Co-benefits of climate change mitigation Economics of climate change mitigation Fossil fuel divestment Green Climate Fund Low-carbon economy Net zero emissions
Energy	Carbon capture and storage Energy transition Fossil fuel phase-out Nuclear power Renewable energy Sustainable energy
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International agreements	Glasgow Climate Pact Kyoto Protocol Paris Agreement Cooperative Mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement Nationally determined contributions Sustainable Development Goal 13 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Background and theory

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Germany	Neubauer v. Germany (2020)
Ireland	Climate Case Ireland (2020)
Italy	Greenpeace v. Eni (2024)
Netherlands	State of the Netherlands v. Urgenda Foundation (2019) Milieudefensie v Royal Dutch Shell (2021)
Pakistan	Asghar Leghari vs. Federation of Pakistan (2015)
United Kingdom	McGaughey and Davies v USS Ltd (2022)
United States	Massachusetts v. EPA (2007) Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp. (2008) Juliana v. United States (2015) People of the State of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corp. (2018) Connecticut v. ExxonMobil Corp. (2020) Held v. Montana (2020) BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (2021)

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