Climate talk overtakes ‘growth’ on fossil fuel conference calls

Climate talk overtakes ‘growth’ on fossil fuel conference calls

The world’s biggest oil and gas companies are more likely to talk to Wall Street about emissions than how their businesses might grow.

That, at least, is according to a Bloomberg analysis of conference calls for the world’s 25 biggest fossil fuel producers including ExxonMobil and Gazprom.

The data shows how environmental buzzwords and key phrases such as “carbon”, “climate change” and “renewables” are finding its way into conversations with analysts and investors like never before.