Law and Oil: Taking Climate Offenders to Court
Climate One
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The Role of Source Attribution in Global Warming
The IPCC is a global synthesis of climate science, which has consensus for its publication by 159 nations. Nearly two thirds of industrial carbon emissions from the industrial revolution onward can be traced to just 90 of the largest fossil fuel and cement producers. A new study takes a really significant step forward by connecting emissions from the world's largest carbon producers to fire prone conditions in burned areas. The findings revealed that nearly 40% of the total area burned by forest fires in the western US and southwestern Canada since 1986 can be attributed to these major carbon producers.
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