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ExxonMobil’s Secret Funding Fuels Climate Denial in Latin America

11/4/2025

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ExxonMobil funded right-wing think tanks to promote climate change denial in Latin America, according to newly revealed documents.
The documents describe an effort in the late 1990s to sway developing nations from UN climate treaties.
ExxonMobil financed Atlas Network, which produced materials disputing climate science and aimed to influence policy.
Recent findings show that emissions have reached a tipping point, threatening coral reefs and the Amazon as Brazil hosts COP30.

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ExxonMobil funded right-wing think tanks to promote climate change denial in Latin America, according to newly revealed documents.
The documents describe an effort in the late 1990s to sway developing nations from UN climate treaties.
ExxonMobil financed Atlas Network, which produced materials disputing climate science and aimed to influence policy.
Recent findings show that emissions have reached a tipping point, threatening coral reefs and the Amazon as Brazil hosts COP30.