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Tracie J. Renfroe (admitted pro hac vice)
Carol M. Wood (admitted pro hac vice)
KING & SPALDING LLP
1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone:
(713) 751-3209
Facsimile:
(713) 751-3290
Email: trenfroe@kslaw.com
Email: cwood@kslaw.com

Justin Torres (admitted pro hac vice)
KING & SPALDING LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006-4707
Telephone:
(202) 737-0500
Facsimile:
(202) 626-3737
Email: jtorres@kslaw.com

Megan R. Nishikawa (SBN 271670)
Nicholas Miller-Stratton (SBN 319240)
KING & SPALDING LLP
101 Second Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone:
(415) 318-1200
Facsimile:
(415) 318-1300
Email: mnishikawa@kslaw.com
Email: nstratton@kslaw.com

George R. Morris (SBN 249930)
KING & SPALDING LLP
601 South California Avenue, Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Telephone: (650) 422-6700
Facsimile:
(650) 422-6800
Email: gmorris@kslaw.com

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Attorneys for Defendant
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, acting by and through the
Oakland City Attorney BARBARA J. PARKER,

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Plaintiff and Real Party in Interest,
v.
BP P.L.C., et al.,
Defendants.

Case No. 3:17-cv-06011-WHA
Related Case: 3:17-cv-06012-WHA
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY’S
RESPONSE TO COURT’S NOTICE TO
DEFENDANTS RE MARCH 21, 2018
TUTORIAL
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CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY’S RESPONSE TO COURT’S ORDER

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, acting by and through the San
Francisco City Attorney DENNIS J. HERRERA,
Plaintiff and Real Party in Interest,

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v.

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Case No. 3:17-cv-06012-WHA

BP P.L.C., et al.,
Defendants.

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ConocoPhillips Company submits this statement in response to the Court’s March 21,
2018 order directing it to “submit a statement explaining any disagreements with the statements

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made by counsel for defendant Chevron Corporation during the March 21 tutorial.” Notice to

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Defendants re Tutorial, No. 3:17-cv-06011 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 21, 2018), ECF No. 178. The

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tutorial Chevron Corporation presented was in response to the Court’s invitation to the parties to

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“conduct a two-part tutorial on the subject of global warming and climate change.” Notice Re

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Tutorial, No. 3:17-cv-06011 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 27, 2018), ECF No. 135. 1

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In response to the Court’s March 21, 2018 order, ConocoPhillips Company states that it

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does not conduct research on global warming and climate change science but defers to the

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scientific community’s consensus views on the science as reflected in, inter alia, the

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) science assessments. ConocoPhillips

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Company understands that Chevron Corporation based its March 21 global warming and climate

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change science tutorial presentation on the IPCC science assessments, and in particular the 2013

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Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). ConocoPhillips Company does not disagree with the points

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made in the Chevron Corporation tutorial presentation on March 21, 2018.

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1 By responding to the Court’s order, ConocoPhillips Company does not waive and specifically preserves its
personal jurisdiction objections, including in reliance on the Court’s order in open court. (“So just to be fair, all of
you who have objected to jurisdiction and/or service of process, this will be deemed to be a special appearance. But
I don't want you to hold back on the theory that if you say something you'll have waived your procedural argument.”
Tutorial Tr. 6:9-13 (Mar. 21, 2018).)
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Dated: April 4, 2018

Respectfully submitted,

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By: /s/ Carol M. Wood
Tracie J. Renfroe (pro hac vice)
Carol M. Wood (pro hac vice)
KING & SPALDING LLP
1100 Louisiana, Suite 4000
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone: (713) 751-3200
Facsimile: (713) 751-3290
Email: trenfroe@kslaw.com
Email: cwood@kslaw.com
Justin A. Torres (pro hac vice)
KING & SPALDING LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: (202) 626-2959
Facsimile: (202) 626-3737
Email: jtorres@kslaw.com
Megan R. Nishikawa (SBN 271670)
Nicholas Miller-Stratton (SBN 319240)
KING & SPALDING LLP
101 Second Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 318-1200
Facsimile: (415) 318-1300
Email: mnishikawa@kslaw.com
Email: nstratton@kslaw.com

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George Morris (SBN 249930)
KING & SPALDING LLP
601 South California Avenue, Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Telephone:
(650) 422-6700
Facsimile:
(650) 422-6800
Email: gmorris@kslaw.com

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Counsel for Defendant ConocoPhillips Company

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