Rex Tillerson in Bloomberg.com


On Energy & Oil: Climate change real; with us now & forever more

It's rare for a current or former leader of one of the world's largest energy producers to testify under oath about climate change. "We knew, we knew it was a real issue," Tillerson said. "We knew it was a serious issue and we knew it was one that's going to be with us now, forever more, and it's not something that was just suddenly going to disappear off of our concern list because it is going to be with us for certainly well beyond my lifetime."
Source: Erik Larson in Bloomberg News on Trump Cabinet Oct 31, 2019

On Energy & Oil: Carbon tax best way to transition from fossil fuels

When he was CEO, Tillerson said the company had sought to promote the idea of a carbon tax to help ease society off fossil fuels. "We had watched the European emission-trading system evolve and, in fact, we were a participant in it because of our operations there," Tillerson said. " We looked at what are other alternative mechanisms to influence people's choices. And we felt a carbon tax was the most simplistic. It is transparent. You can't game a carbon tax."
Source: Erik Larson in Bloomberg News on Trump Cabinet Oct 31, 2019

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