Arjuna Capital and Follow This had proposed a proxy vote on quickening the pace of Exxon's emission cuts, but they dropped the proposal when it threatened to sue, claiming they were abusing the proxy system.

阿朱那资本和FollowThis曾提议就加快埃克森美孚减排步伐进行代理投票，但当该公司威胁要起诉，并声称他们滥用了代理制度时，他们放弃了这一提议。