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| John Breaux |
Former Senator John Breaux has signed on to represent ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions on matters related to clean energy, carbon capture and storage.
Critics have accused ExxonMobil about misleading the public about climate change.
The Louisiana Democrat is part of a five-member team at Crossroads Strategies, where he is a principal and director.
ExxonMobil formed its clean energy unit in 2021 to commercialize emission-reduction technology.
Its initial focus is on CC&S, which ExxonMobil believes is one of the critical technologies required to achieve the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.
ExxonMobil plans to develop 20 new CC&S projects throughout the world and invest $3B in lower emissions technologies through 2025.
Crossroads CEO Mathew Lapinski also works the ExxonMobil business with EVP Jason Gleason (chief of staff to Maryland Rep. John Sarbanes), EVP Stephanie Leger (deputy project director to Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu) and principal Todd Weiss (staffer to Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum).
A focus on all the ways that greenhouse gases are created, not just from fossil fuels, marks the evolution from clean energy and clean tech to climate tech, according to Melissa Mahoney from V2 Communications.
Kristin Wilson-Palmer, who has been a senior VP in Edelman’s Washington, DC office since 2021, joins the Natural Resources Defense Council as chief communications officer.
Educating the next generation to the facts and science surrounding the climate crisis.
Melanie Janin, who was executive VP at Weber Shandwick, has joined Conservation International as chief communications & marketing officer.
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Dec. 19, 2022, by Bill Huey
This shows how unserious they are about it. Hiring a 4o-watt former senator and lobbyist to direct it.
And: "ExxonMobil plans to develop 20 new CC&S projects throughout the world and invest $3B in lower emissions technologies through 2025."
Ah, $3billion. That's less than a day's revenue.