"New York City lawsuit against Exxon, BP, Shell over climate change dismissed", 17 January 2025.

A judge has dismissed New York City's lawsuit seeking to hold Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell liable for misleading the public about their products, and their commitment to renewable energy and fighting climate change.

In a decision ... state Supreme Court Justice Anar Patel said the city could not claim its climate-conscious residents were sensitive to how fossil fuels cause climate change, only to then be duped by the oil companies' failure to disclose how their fossil fuel products contributed to it....

Patel found no proof the oil companies and the defendant American Petroleum Institute conducted "greenwashing" campaigns, including statements about clean energy and alternative energy, to boost sales of fossil fuel products in the city....

... New York City said the companies falsely portrayed themselves in ads and social media as climate change leaders despite minimal investments in clean energy such as wind and solar.

It sought civil fines and an end to alleged deceptions.

...[A] spokesman for the city's law department, on Wednesday said the city is reviewing its options....

The American Petroleum Institute's general counsel...said the trade group was pleased with the dismissal....

Many U.S. state and local governments have sued oil companies over climate change, including the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases....

New York City's lawsuit began in April 2021, three weeks after a federal appeals court rejected its lawsuit seeking to hold Exxon, BP, Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips liable to pay its costs from global warming.

The case is City of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corp et al, New York State Supreme Court, New York County, No. 451071/2021.