- Jun 08, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
He asserts that government subsidies cannot sustain businesses forever and emphasizes that a market needs to develop that is capable of reducing or removing emissions at scale in a cost-effective manner.Europe's climate and energy policies are very prescriptive and geared toward picking energy transition winners and losers instead of letting the market decide which solutions reduce emissions at the lowest cost for society, ExoxnMobil's chief executive Darren Woods says.
"I think it's a huge mistake to be picking winners and losers and focusing on specific technologies," he added. If you take capital out of Europe and out of energy production in Europe, the oil and gas that the world – including Europe – still needs will just come from somewhere else. And there will be demand for oil and gas because we don't have good alternatives for many industries yet, according to Exxon's top executive.