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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Isabella Kaminski

Fossil fuel industry faces surge in climate lawsuits

Protestors during an Extinction Rebellion protest in Brisbane.
Australian oil company Santos is one of many to face legal challenges in recent years. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

The world’s most polluting companies are increasingly being targeted by lawsuits challenging their inaction on climate change and attempts to spread misinformation, according to a new report.

Research by the London School of Economics Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment found a surge in legal cases against the fossil fuel industry over the past year – especially outside the US – and growing action in other corporate sectors.

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