Memorandum for the Petitioners | 57 5.95. That same year, a presentation entitled, “ Purported Impact of Climate Change on Human Healthby D.J. Devlin, a scientist from Exxon Biomedical Services, Inc., was “ presented or distributed to the Global Climate Coalition.” 226 Mr. Devlin’s presentation noted the “Hypothesis” (the emerging consensus on the health impacts of climate change) is that the risks are high requiring a precautionary approach, meaning that the “lack of scientific certainty cannot justify postponing preventative action .» 227 This presentation demonstrates that Exxon had significant knowledge of the health risks posed by climate change and the need for preventive action.228 5.96. Carrying the tone of misinformation, API published a book entitled “ Reinventing Energy: Making the Right Choices” , which stated that there is no persuasive basis for forcing Americans to dramatically change their lifestyles to use less oil.” The main message, on behalf of its oil industry API members, is that “facts do not support the arguments for restraining oil use.»229 r r 5.97. As the battle to turn public opinion against climate action kicked into high gear, fossil fuel companies continued to assess climate risks internally to maintain profitable operations. 5 .98. At a 1998 Mobil Corporation Employee Forum , Lucio Noto, then CEO of Mobil Oil (before its merger with Exxon) gave a speech to employees who were apparently concerned with “ what they think is Mobil ’s negative attitude on the Kyoto so-called climate agreement.»230 On one hand, Mobil’s CEO acknowledged the connection between GHGs and climate change. On the other hand, however, he said that “we are also not prepared to admit that the science is a closed fact, and that we should take draconian steps tomorrow to reduce CO2 gases,” 231 Similar to respondent Shell’s 1984 admission that it was responsible for 4% of the CO2 emitted worldwide from fossil fuel combustion, the Mobil CEO admitted that the company had started a GHG inventory, which indicated that 5% of the company’s emissions come from the facilities, while its products count for 95% of the emissions.232 Davies K., supra note 223, p. 5, citing E evlin, D. J. ( 1996, September). Purported Impact of Climate Change on Human Health. Presented to the Global Climate Coalition ; http://www.climatefiles.com/exxonmobil /1996- purported -impact-climate change-human- health/, (last accessed on 12 September 2019). 227 Emphasis supplied; See: Devlin, D.J. ( 19 September 1996), Purported Impact of Climate Change on Human Health, Exxon Biomedical Sciences, Inc , available at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3215116/Purported-Impact-of-Climate-Change-on-HumanHealth . pdf (last accessed on 12 September 2019 ). 228 Davies, K ., supra note 223, p. 5-6. 229 See Annex “B” hereof Pacific Coast Federal ion of Fishermen’s Association v. Chevron Corp. et al, supra note 184, p. 56, citing Gentille, S. B., et al. ( 1996), Reinventing Energy: Making the Right C/ioices, American Petroleum Institute, p. 77; available at http://www.climatefiles.com /trade-group/americanpetroleum-institute/ 1996-reinventing-energy/ (last accessed on 12 September 2019). 230 Noto, L . ( 1998, February 11 ), 1998 Mobil CEO Lou Noto Remarks on “ Two SidedAttitude Toward Climateavailable at www.climatefiles.com /exxonmobil /mobil collection/1998-two-sided -climate-stance/ ( last accessed on 12 September 2019). 23! Id. 232 Id. 226 - . - -