30 C E N T E R F O R I N T E R N AT I O N A L E N V I R O N M E N TA L L AW activities of major carbon producers based outside the US, the absence of specific reference to activities of non-US companies should not be construed as evidence of absence. As investigations continue or commence in jurisdictions around the world, it is likely that additional evidence will come to light and that some of this evidence may offer insights into the specific knowledge of other leading carbon producers with respect to climate change, and with respect to their actions in light of that knowledge. At the same time, and until such new information becomes available, no activities in this report should be imputed to companies for which documentation does not exist, with one exception: In the view of CIEL, and in the absence of compelling evidence to the contrary, it is reasonable to infer that, at all relevant times, every leading carbon producer, as an assumed expert in the products it produced and/or brought to market, was aware or should have been aware of the state of climate science and the existence of potentially significant climate risks associated with its products to a degree generally commensurate with other companies in its industry and/or national context.