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Information very similar to the tobacco companies. >> reporter: in this 1978 internal memorial, exxon scientist wrote present thinking holds that man has a window of 5 to 10 years before the need for hard decisions regarding changes in energy strategies might become critical. despite the warning, more than two decades later, exxon took out this full "new york times" ad called unsettled science which argued little is known about the effect of climate change, positive or negative. documents also show the energy industry heavily funded contrarian scientists, like willy soon and scientists like th...

Of climate disinformation, they need to admit that. what is the ongoing disinformation they're engaged in. are they funding shadow groups? are they funding lobbyists to kill legislation? and finally we need on the record under oath for them to commit to stopping any . >> well, they will be under oath. they told the board of directors, they are for sustainable energy future. they said they are not killing any climate legislation. see if they make that legislation under oath, and explain why it that they have

Biden's climate plans, and he admitted that exxonmobil fought against climate science to protect their bottom line. >> did we aggressively fight against some of the science? >> yeah. >> yes. did we join some of these shadow groups to work against some of the early efforts? yes, that's true. but it is nothing illegal about that. >> yeah. >> you know, we were looking out for our investments. we were looking out for our shareholders. >> nothing illegal about it. that story and those revelations from the big oil lobbyist reminded me what happened with big tobacco. the big seven tobacco companies, ...

First, get the executives to admit that climate disinformation they've had in the past. second, ask what the ongoing activities are in killing climate legislation or funding shadow groups. third, get them to commit to stop that and not run interference in the president's agenda. >> well, they're probably not going to do the third, right? >> well, look, i mean they've told their own board of directors that they're for sustainability. i mean they're telling the american public, even in response to our letters, they're saying that they actually are for good climate policy. so they have the first ...

Works. posing as recruiters, greenpeaceuk and channel 4 news tricked one of exxon's senior lobbyists. >> did we aggressively fight against some of the science? yes. did we join some of these shadow groups to work against some of the early efforts, yes, that's true. they insist it was a sting by greenpeace to smear them. we do not know that. but the house oversight committee sent a request for an