Rep. Ro Khanna: The Goal Is To Get Exxon and Other Companies Admit That They Made Mistakes in the Past

GOODMAN Now I think ░░░░░░░░ ve announced that CEOs ░░░░░░░░ testify on International Women ░░░░░░░░ Day right March 8th ░░░░░░░░ don t know any ░░░░░░░░ are the CEOs of ░░░░░░░░ major oil companies but ░░░░░░░░ you talk about the ░░░░░░░░ of them not coming ░░░░░░░░ what you are demanding ░░░░░░░░ them KHANNA So Amy ░░░░░░░░ CEOs came of a ░░░░░░░░ months ago and they ░░░░░░░░ in what we heard ░░░░░░░░ Dr Mann ph was ░░░░░░░░ one of the testimony ░░░░░░░░ Darren Woods the Exxon ░░░░░░░░ was not fully accurate ░░░░░░░░ mean Dr Mann ph ░░░░░░░░ that Exxon in the ░░░░░░░░ has made statements that ░░░░░░░░ word out consistent with ░░░░░░░░ s own understanding of ░░░░░░░░ science They denied it ░░░░░░░░ 2002 that human activity ░░░░░░░░ climate change And what ░░░░░░░░ asked in the hearing ░░░░░░░░ for Exxon to at ░░░░░░░░ correct the record I ░░░░░░░░ that goal isn t ░░░░░░░░ trap Darren Woods or ░░░░░░░░ CEOs the goal is ░░░░░░░░ get them to admit ░░░░░░░░ they made mistakes in ░░░░░░░░ past and commit to ░░░░░░░░ going forward Now since ░░░░░░░░ started these hearings there ░░░░░░░░ been two or three ░░░░░░░░ pledges by each of ░░░░░░░░ companies Here s what ░░░░░░░░ important to keep in ░░░░░░░░ there s a huge ░░░░░░░░ difference between the European ░░░░░░░░ one of which does ░░░░░░░░ have a a woman ░░░░░░░░ CEO and the American ░░░░░░░░ Exxon and Chevron The ░░░░░░░░ companies BP and shell ░░░░░░░░ t perfect but at ░░░░░░░░ they re talking about ░░░░░░░░ reduction for all the ░░░░░░░░ they sell The American ░░░░░░░░ are saying well we ░░░░░░░░ reduce the emissions for ░░░░░░░░ oil we produce but ░░░░░░░░ aren t going to ░░░░░░░░ anything about the oil ░░░░░░░░ actually sell It would ░░░░░░░░ as if an auto ░░░░░░░░ company says well we ░░░░░░░░ going to have fuel ░░░░░░░░ in our plants but ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter what ░░░░░░░░ fuel efficiency of the ░░░░░░░░ themselves are That s ░░░░░░░░ a good faith effort ░░░░░░░░ need these companies to ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ emissions for the actual ░░░░░░░░ we sell and consumers ░░░░░░░░