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French Climate Lawsuit Offers Window Into Next Round Of Global Legal Fight

July 30, 2026 Aminta Ossom, Resilience. , , ,
A recent decision by a French court requires a major European oil and gas company to report not only its own climate-warming emissions and those of its contractors but also those of its customers, who burn the oil and petroleum products the company sells. The court’s ruling against TotalEnergies, under a French law passed in 2017, expands a growing front in the global legal fight against climate change. That movement seeks court rulings to hold corporations liable for their emissions and the resulting warming of Earth’s atmosphere.

Republicans Trying To Give Big Oil Immunity For Causing Climate Chaos

July 22, 2026 Mike Ludwig, Truthout. , , , ,
The science used to attribute extreme weather events to climate change has advanced remarkably in recent years, allowing policy makers, judges, and the public to see clear links between disasters and the fossil fuel emissions driving climate crisis. Now, as the links become clearer, oil and gas lobbyists are scrambling to shield the industry from a wave of lawsuits and state laws seeking to hold profiteers accountable for the damage that burning fossil fuels causes to communities and public health.

How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling The Myth Of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas

July 21, 2026 Sarah Hofmann, DeSmog. , , ,
For the past 50 years, Americans have been told that natural gas was the clean fossil fuel, a climate-friendly choice for heating homes and cooking meals. But according to a new investigation, major oil and gas companies promoted that message while knowing all along that gas was a major source of air pollution and a contributor to climate change. A report released today by the Center for Climate Integrity shines a light on a decades-long public relations campaign by oil and gas companies to re-brand natural gas as “clean energy,” despite internal knowledge dating back to the 1960s that methane emissions from natural gas posed climate risks.

Join Groups In Houston Fighting Against Oil And Gas Billionaires!

February 22, 2025 People Vs Fossil Fuels, Popular Resistance. , , ,
Every year in Houston, the CEOs of the world’s most polluting oil and gas companies gather for a massive industry conference called CERA Week, where they conspire on new ways to increase their profits while continuing to harm our communities with their toxic products. We are witnessing in real time the results of unchecked corporate greed from oil and gas CEOs. We are seeing the destruction of raging wildfires, powerful hurricanes, and extreme flooding impacting communities across our country and the globe, caused by the continued burning of fossil fuels.

EU Accused Of Inviting Fossil Fuel Executives To COP28

November 7, 2024 Sam Bright, DeSmog. , , , ,
The European Commission is facing criticism from politicians and campaigners for giving a free pass for senior oil and gas executives to attend last year’s COP28 summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).  The EU invited five representatives of fossil fuel giants, including executives from BP, ExxonMobil, and Eni, to the flagship climate talks in December last year. More fossil fuel lobbyists were granted access to the Dubai summit than any previous year. EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra explained in late April that the five oil executives were invited to COP28 on the basis of their participation in EU events during the summit. 
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