These are crimes against humanity

"we acknowledge that we are part of the problem, but it's important to remember that I might be dead before any of these terrible things directly affect me. So in the mean time we need to extract as much money as possible in as short amount of time as possible in order to keep me in more weath than I could ever spend"

Hang them and distribute their funds to climate change. Family should not receive a single penny either.

Imagine knowingly throwing humanity under the bus to make a quick buck because you know you'll be dead by the time the consequences come.

I don't often find myself agreeing with cruel and unusual punishment, but if anyone deserves to suffer Hell on Earth, it's these people. They deserve to feel the pain they've caused through their money-making malice.

The penalties for these crimes should be higher than fines. They should involve prison time at the very least, destroying our planet is not something people should get off scot-free for.

Why is this seen as anything less then a death sentence? Killing the earth is literally worse then killing a human.

“But having worked with some of these colleagues earlier in my career, I have the benefit of knowing they are people of good intent,” he said. “None of these old emails and notes matter, though. All that does is that we’re building an entire business dedicated to reducing emissions – both our own and others’ – and spending billions of dollars on solutions that have a real, sustainable impact.”

This person makes a good point, but they fail to realize that it can also be true that these (often former) executives should still be prosecuted for, at minimum, misleading shareholders.

"Why not for fucking up the planet?" you might ask. Because lying about global warming is not illegal. Misleading shareholders on the future viability of your company, despite internal documentation stating the opposite of your external public opinions and business actions, is illegal.

They should pay to fix this. They should all pay to fix this.

These people are the reason tar and feather needs to make a comeback. Take their wealth and make them walk the streets naked in shame.

This website is a solid repository of leaker memos, documents and transcriptions from fossil fuel industries attempts to spread doubt and plot to discredit any action that would impact them. There are some bangers in here. Its eye opening to see letters and emails from decades ago where these people flat conspire to undermine any climate initiative's

https://www.climatefiles.com/

This is the best summary I could come up with:

They add to a slew of documents that record a decades-long misinformation campaign waged by Exxon, which are cited in a growing number of state and municipal lawsuits against big oil.

Many of the newly released documents date back to the 2006-16 tenure of former chief executive Rex Tillerson, who oversaw a major shift in the company’s climate messaging.

Tillerson also wanted to engage with the scientists “to influence [the group], in addition to gathering info”, the Exxon researcher told colleagues in a 2012 email about the findings.

After a climate science presentation to Exxon’s board of directors in April 2015, Tillerson called the 2C goal “something magical”, according to a summary of the meeting.

That December, Exxon publicly endorsed the Paris agreement; during his Senate confirmation hearing to become secretary of state in 2017 under President Trump, Tillerson maintained his support for it.

The documents could bolster legal efforts to hold oil companies accountable for their alleged attempts to sow doubt about climate science.

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