This study could reshape climate lawsuits against fossil fuel companies | The groundbreaking research offers evidence that specific fossil fuel giants drove economic losses for decades.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/this-study-could-reshape-climate-lawsuits-against-fossil-fuel-companies/

The paper is here

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kimlockhartga@beige.party · 4 pts · 293d (2 replies)

@silence7 We could start with the fact that they pushed a false narrative about climate change, while raising all of their oil platforms ahead of rising seas.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 293d (1 reply)

Yeah, that pattern of lies is what resulted in the tobacco industry losing lawsuits.

kimlockhartga@beige.party · 2 pts · 293d

@silence7 correct. You have to prove that they knew.