Charleston, S.C. – As Charleston approaches Friday’s third anniversary of Hurricane Irma’s extreme surge and flooding that devastated the city, officials today filed a lawsuit in South Carolina state court to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the costs of adapting to the harmful impacts of climate change.
The Mayors of Maui County and Honolulu County have announced lawsuits against the fossil fuel companies. Maui Mayor Michael Victorino announced Maui’s plans on October 29 and Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced Honolulu’s plans on November 5.
A couple in California has been awarded more than $2 billion in damages for health issues a jury found were caused by Roundup, a week killer manufactured by Monsanto. That’s a lot of money, but it’s unlikely anyone would want to switch places with the plaintiffs.
If fossil fuel companies are contributing to the death of millions and the destruction of the environment, why are their leaders not in jail?
The top 24 fossil fuel companies spent less than 2% of their 2018 budgets on renewable energy investments. They want us to think they are concerned for the Earth, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath Fossil fuel companies should be factoring in the risk of a climate change-driven ‘black swan event’ – such as the sudden and complete transformation of the global energy market, or a decision to cap global emissions – as part of their basic business strategy, … [continued]
