The organization accused Shell of a “legacy of violence and of ignoring the wellbeing of communities across the globe”.
The revelations are part of the third hearing held by the House committee on oversight and reform on how the fossil-fuel industry sought to hamper the effort to address the climate crisis.
Democrats, who lead the committee, called top executives from the oil companies to testify last year, in which they denied they had misled the public.
“If there is one thing consistent about the oil and gas majors’ position on climate, it’s their utter inability to tell the truth,” Wiles added.
Ro Khanna, co-chair of the committee, said the new documents are “explosive” and show a “culture of intense disrespect” to climate activists.
The oil giants’ “climate pledges rely on unproven technology, accounting gimmicks and misleading language to hide the reality,” he added.
“Big oil executives are laughing at the people trying to protect our planet while they knowingly work to destroy it.”. »
