Whistleblower group suspects widespread fossil fuel fraud

摘要

The National Whistleblower Center today issued a call to action against the fossil fuel industry, which it says has defrauded investors about the risks posed by climate change. The group published a report this morning detailing allegations that fossil fuel companies have greatly understated how climate change threatens to affect their own financial conditions. Even as oil companies increasingly brandish net-zero commitments and climate action as part of their public image, those statements fall short of the true risk companies face in an economy that is changing with physical climate risks and a transition to clean energy, the report says.