Holding fossil fuel companies accountable for their contribution to climate change: Where does the law stand?
By Michael Burger, Jessica Wentz | November 1, 2018
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The judge who called for a climate tutorial in a federal court in San Francisco accepted the science that says that human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide play the central role in rising average global temperatures, increased sea levels, and coastal flooding – but threw out a lawsuit calling for financial reparations from the oil companies for causing these problems. Why? And what might the decision mean for other cases in other states, along similar lines, that are still in the works? Two environmental lawyers, one of whom was in the courtroom for the tutorial, explain. Free-access.
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Michael Burger
Michael Burger is the executive director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, and a research scholar at Columbia Law... Read More
Jessica Wentz
Jessica Wentz is a staff attorney at Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, where she conducts research and engages in advocacy... Read More
