

Damages: New Evidence and an Update on Climate Liability Cases
7 snips May 16, 2025
Kathy Mulvey, the Accountability campaign director at the Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses groundbreaking evidence illustrating the fossil fuel industry's long-standing knowledge of their products' impact on climate change. She reveals updates on climate liability cases in the U.S., comparing the industry's deception tactics to those of the tobacco sector. The conversation also uncovers a hacking scheme targeting environmental advocates and emphasizes the urgent need for corporate accountability, amidst troubling surveillance of activists.
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New Evidence on Fossil Fuel Deception
- The new report compiles all primary evidence showing fossil fuel companies knew about climate harms but continued deception.
- It details science knowledge, disinformation, greenwashing, and intimidation tactics over decades.
Trump Blocks State Climate Lawsuits
- The Trump administration has actively tried to block states' efforts to sue fossil fuel companies.
- DOJ sued states like Hawaii and New York to preempt climate accountability laws and litigation.
Global Impact of Fossil Fuel Industry
- Fossil fuel companies involved globally and have known about their products' catastrophic impact for decades.
- 122 companies are responsible for 75% of global industrial carbon emissions since 1981.