Exxon’s Climate Trial Ends With Whimper as NY Won’t Appeal (2)

摘要

New York won’t appeal a ruling by a judge who rejected the state’s claim that Exxon Mobil Corp. misledinvestors for years about the oil giant’s internal planning for risks associated with climate change.New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat who took office after the suit was filed, announcedthe decision late Friday without giving a reason. James nevertheless hailed the trial in state court as alandmark -- “the first time in history” Exxon was forced to answer publicly for its messaging aroundclimate change.