Editing ConocoPhillips (section)

==Environmental record==
On April 11, 2007, ConocoPhillips became the first U.S. oil company to join the [[U.S. Climate Action Partnership]], an alliance of big business and environmental groups. In January 2007, the partnership advised President [[George W. Bush]] that mandatory emissions caps would be needed to reduce the flow of [[carbon dioxide]] and other [[greenhouse gas]]es into the atmosphere. In 2007, ConocoPhillips announced it would spend $150 million that year on alternative and unconventional energy sources, up from $80 million in 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1163165/000119312510071813/ddef14a.htm | title=ConocoPhillips Schedule 14A | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] | date=March 31, 2010}}</ref> However, ConocoPhillips left the [[U.S. Climate Action Partnership]] in February 2010, at the same time as [[BP]] and [[Caterpillar Inc.]] left the partnership.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20100216/oil-giants-bp-conocophillips-drop-out-us-climate-action-partnership | title=Oil Giants BP, ConocoPhillips Drop Out of US Climate Action Partnership | work=[[InsideClimateNews]] | date=February 16, 2010}}</ref>

ConocoPhillips is a signatory participant of the [[Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights]]. In 2016, ConocoPhillips was ranked as being among the 12th best of 92 oil, gas, and mining companies on indigenous rights in the Arctic.<ref>{{Cite web | last=Overland | first=Indra | date=2016 | title=Ranking Oil, Gas and Mining Companies on Indigenous Rights in the Arctic | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313474088 | website=[[ResearchGate]] | publisher=Arran}}</ref> In May 2020, it was reported that the company was planning new drillings in Alaska's North Slope which would affect the life of 400 in the [[Native Village of Nuiqsut]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=Drilling on Public Lands: Native American Voices Frustrated by Virtual Public Hearings Over Zoom | url=https://www.ecowatch.com/blm-public-hearings-zoom-native-americans-2646042202.html?rebelltitem=4#rebelltitem4?rebelltitem=4 | website=EcoWatch | date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> According to the 2021 Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index (AERI), ConocoPhillips is ranked as the fourth most environmentally responsible company out of 120 oil, gas, and mining companies involved in resource extraction north of the Arctic Circle.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Overland |first1=Indra |last2=Bourmistrov |first2=Anatoli |last3=Dale |first3=Brigt |last4=Irlbacher-Fox |first4=Stephanie |last5=Juraev |first5=Javlon |last6=Podgaiskii |first6=Eduard |last7=Stammler |first7=Florian |last8=Tsani |first8=Stella |last9=Vakulchuk |first9=Roman |last10=Wilson |first10=Emma C. |date= 2021|title=The Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index : A method to rank heterogenous extractive industry companies for governance purposes |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bse.2698 |journal=Business Strategy and the Environment |language=en |volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=1623–1643 |doi=10.1002/bse.2698 |bibcode=2021BSEnv..30.1623O |issn=0964-4733|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

In 1990, ConocoPhillips agreed to pay $23 million to buy 400 homes and compensate families in Ponca City, Oklahoma, who said its refinery gave them cancer and other illnesses.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://apnews.com/525c12b8409e6ec7784929f91914ea0e | title=Conoco Offers $23 Million to Settle Contamination Lawsuit | first=FARRELL | last=KRAMER | work=[[Associated Press]] | date=April 3, 1990}}</ref>

In June 2011, ConocoPhillips China Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, was responsible for the [[2011 Bohai bay oil spill]]s in [[Bohai Bay]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://phys.org/news/2011-07-china-oil-long-term-impact.html |title=China oil spill to have long-term impact: report | publisher=[[Phys.org]] | date=July 5, 2011}}</ref>

In 2015, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 agreed to pay $11.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that hundreds of their gas stations violated California anti-pollution laws since 2006. The civil complaint, filed in January 2013, alleged that the companies violated state laws on the operation and maintenance of underground gasoline storage tanks at more than 560 gas stations in the state. These violations included failing to properly maintain leak detection devices, testing secondary containment systems, conducting monthly inspections and training employees in proper protocol.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-environmental-violations-settlement-20150508-story.html | title=ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 to pay $11.5 million in pollution case | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 8, 2015}}</ref>

In May 2019, ConocoPhillips settled a lawsuit with homeowners in northwestern Oklahoma City who accused the company of polluting their soil and water to such a degree that no trees or flowers will grow.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oklahoma/articles/2019-05-23/conocophillips-settles-oklahoma-city-water-pollution-lawsuit |title=ConocoPhillips Settles Oklahoma City Water Pollution Lawsuit | agency=[[Associated Press]] | website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] | date=May 23, 2019}}</ref>

In May 2017, ConocoPhillips agreed to a $39 million settlement to resolve complaints brought by New Jersey over groundwater contamination. ConocoPhillips was one of 50 companies named in a 2007 lawsuit filed against manufacturers, distributors and other industrial users of the gasoline additive [[MTBE]], found in groundwater at locations throughout New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nj.com/news/2017/05/conocophillips_to_pay_39m_to_settle_contamination.html | title=Company to pay $39M to settle contamination claim | work=[[NJ.com]] | first=Paul | last=Milo |date=May 26, 2017}}</ref>

[[Bobby Berk]], one of the stars from [[Netflix]]'s "[[Queer Eye (2018 TV series)|Queer Eye]]," spoke out against ConocoPhillips' water pollution in Missouri, saying that there were so many chemicals at one point, they could "actually light a glass of our water on fire".<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/460551-queer-eye-star-bobby-berk-says-conocophillips-contaminated-familys | title='Queer Eye' star Bobby Berk says Conoco contaminated family's water | last=Gstalter |first=Morgan | website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | date=September 9, 2019}}</ref>

According to the [[Political Economy Research Institute]], ConocoPhillips ranked 13th among U.S. corporate producers of [[air pollution]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Petroleum - Petroleum Industry - Conoco Phillips|url=http://www.petroleum.co.uk/conoco-phillips|access-date=2021-10-01|website=www.petroleum.co.uk}}</ref>

In 2013, ConocoPhillips had the "leakiest" methane in operations compared to its peers.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/conocophillips-is-the-leakiest-gas-company/ | title=ConocoPhillips Is the Leakiest Gas Company | last=Vaidyanathan | first=Gayathri | work=[[Scientific American]] | date=June 26, 2015}}</ref>

In February 2022, ConocoPhillips announced a pilot program to sell its [[Routine flaring|flare gas]] to a company operating a [[Bitcoin network#Mining|bitcoin mine]] in the [[Bakken Formation]] region of [[North Dakota]] as part of a company initiative to reduce routine flaring to zero by 2030.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sigalos|first=MacKenzie|date=February 15, 2022|title=ConocoPhillips is selling extra gas to bitcoin miners in North Dakota|publisher=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/15/conocophillips-is-selling-extra-gas-to-bitcoin-miners-in-north-dakota.html|access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref> In 2021 and 2022, an index constructed by researchers at the [[University of Cambridge]] showed that [[Environmental effects of Bitcoin|bitcoin mining consumed more electricity]] during the course of the year than the entire nations of [[Argentina]] (a [[G20]] country) and the [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Ryan|date=February 5, 2021|title=Bitcoin's wild ride renews worries about its massive carbon footprint|publisher=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/05/bitcoin-btc-surge-renews-worries-about-its-massive-carbon-footprint.html|access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Criddle|first=Christina|date=February 10, 2021|title= Bitcoin consumes 'more electricity than Argentina'|publisher=[[BBC]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56012952|access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Webb|first=Samuel|date=May 19, 2022|title=Crypto crash 'will not affect Bitcoin mining's climate cost'|website=[[Yahoo! News]]|publisher=[[Yahoo (2017–present)|Yahoo, Inc.]]|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/crypto-crash-not-affect-bitcoin-110835249.html|access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>

===Carbon footprint===
ConocoPhillips reported Total [[carbon footprint|CO2e emissions]] (Direct + Indirect) for the twelve months ending 31 December 2020 at 16,200 Kt (-4,300 /-21% y-o-y).<ref name ="ConocoPhillips Total CO2e emissions for 2020Q4">{{Cite web |title=ConocoPhillips's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715090922/https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2020-sustainability-report.pdf |url=https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2020-sustainability-report.pdf|archive-date=July 15, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/ConocoPhillips/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2020Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> Importantly, the figure does not include [[Scope 3]] end-use emissions resulting from the consumption of fossil fuels produced by the company.

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|+ ConocoPhillips's annual Total CO2e Emissions - Location-Based Scope 1 + Scope 2 (in kilotonnes)
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! Dec 2014 !! Dec 2015 !! Dec 2016 !! Dec 2017 !! Dec 2018 !! Dec 2019 !! Dec 2020
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| 27,700<ref>{{Cite web |title=ConocoPhillips's Sustainability Report for 2018Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815112335/https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2019-sustainability-report.pdf |url=https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2019-sustainability-report.pdf|archive-date=August 15, 2020 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/ConocoPhillips/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2014Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> || 26,100<ref>{{Cite web |title=ConocoPhillips's Sustainability Report for 2019Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815112335/https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2019-sustainability-report.pdf |url=https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2019-sustainability-report.pdf|archive-date=August 15, 2020 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/ConocoPhillips/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2015Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> || 26,800<ref>{{Cite web |title=ConocoPhillips's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715090922/https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2020-sustainability-report.pdf |url=https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2020-sustainability-report.pdf|archive-date=July 15, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/ConocoPhillips/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2016Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> || 20,900<ref>{{Cite web |title=ConocoPhillips's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715090922/https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2020-sustainability-report.pdf |url=https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2020-sustainability-report.pdf|archive-date=July 15, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/ConocoPhillips/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2017Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> || 20,800<ref>{{Cite web |title=ConocoPhillips's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715090922/https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2020-sustainability-report.pdf |url=https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2020-sustainability-report.pdf|archive-date=July 15, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/ConocoPhillips/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2018Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> || 20,500<ref>{{Cite web |title=ConocoPhillips's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715090922/https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2020-sustainability-report.pdf |url=https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-2020-sustainability-report.pdf|archive-date=July 15, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/ConocoPhillips/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2019Q4/12 Alt URL]</ref> || 16,200<ref name="ConocoPhillips Total CO2e emissions for 2020Q4"/>
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