Exxon Hopes for New York Top Cop With Different View on Climate

• Eric Schneiderman resignation in May seen as opportunity • Ex-attorney general had led case against accounting practices

Exxon Mobil Corp. is hoping the downfall of Eric Schneiderman will be an opportunity for the next New York attorney general to come to a “different conclusion” on the oil giant’s role in climate change.

“I hope whoever comes in steps back and takes an objective look, looks at the discovery they’ve had, looks at our position, what we’ve done and comes to a different conclusion,” Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods told reporters after Exxon’s annual general meeting in Dallas.

Schneiderman, who ...