"The oil giant said requirements that companies calculate new details about greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks violate Exxon’s free speech rights."
"Exxon Mobil sued California late Friday claiming that two new state laws that aim to fight climate change would violate the oil company’s free speech rights.
The two laws, passed in 2023 and known as the California Climate Accountability Package, would require thousands of large companies doing business in the state to calculate and report the greenhouse gas emissions created by the use of their products, along with the business risks that climate change represents for the companies.
Requiring companies to calculate the climate damage caused by people using their products is a major change. In the past, climate regulations have generally required companies to report their own corporate emissions, but not emissions caused by people using the products that they manufacture and sell.
For oil companies like Exxon, the new rules, which begin to take effect in 2026, mean calculating and then reporting the emissions caused by activities like the use of gas or diesel in cars and trucks. Transportation is one of the major contributors to the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, which warm the world by acting as a blanket in the atmosphere, trapping the heat of the sun."
Karen Zraick reports for the New York Times October 25, 2025.
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