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July 11, 2017

Report: 100 Companies Responsible for 70% of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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A separate report, also published Monday, reveals that only 100
companies are responsible for a shocking 71 percent of all global
greenhouse gas emissions since 1988. The Carbon Majors Report, published
in collaboration with the Climate Accountability Institute, found that
Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP and Chevron are among the worst polluting
investor-owned companies. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is former
longtime CEO of Exxon Mobil. This weekend, as Tillerson received a
lifetime achievement award from the World Petroleum Congress, a climate
change-fueled heat wave shattered temperature records in Southern
California, including in Los Angeles, Long Beach and Woodland Hills,
where the temperature soared to 110 degrees on Saturday. Climate
change-fueled wildfires also continue to burn uncontrolled across
California and Canada's British Columbia, forcing thousands to flee
their homes.


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