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Opinion: Big Oil Must Pay for Climate Emergency

Common Dreams argues fossil fuel corporations should fund climate adaptation costs, citing Nepal floods and New York's Climate Superfund Act.

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What to know

  • A UN report confirms dangerous global warming is now inevitable, even with rapid fossil fuel phase-out; adaptation costs will run into the trillions globally.
  • New York's Climate Superfund Act (enacted late 2024) requires oil corporations to pay $75 billion over 25 years for climate resilience—a model the opinion piece argues should apply globally.
  • The core debate: who pays for climate adaptation? Low-income nations suffer the most damage despite contributing least to emissions; opinion argues fossil fuel corporations must bear primary responsibility.
  • Recent Nepal flooding killed 6,000 people and exposed how early warning systems could save lives—infrastructure the article says corporations should fund.

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    “Deadly climate change is here. We are all paying the price, but the polluters must be held to account for what they have wrought.”
    — Common Dreams opinion
    • conifergirl.bsky.social

      Deadly climate change is here. We are all paying the price, but the polluters must be held to account for what they have wrought.

      conifergirl.bsky.socialBluesky8d ago177▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    • VSNSocialJustice@kolektiva.social

      The Climate Bill Has Arrived. Big Oil Needs to Pick Up the Tab https://www. commondreams.org/opinion/big-o il-must-pay-for-climate-emergency?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

      VSNSocialJustice@kolektiva.socialMastodon8d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    • RealJournalism@mastodon.social

      Opinion | The Climate Bill Has Arrived. Big Oil Needs to Pick Up the Tab | Common Dreams https://www. commondreams.org/opinion/big-o il-must-pay-for-climate-emergency

      RealJournalism@mastodon.socialMastodon8d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  2. background

    UN report concludes dangerous global warming is now inevitable — A new UN report concludes that world-changing levels of global heating are now guaranteed. Even if fossil fuels are phased out in coming years, dangerous global warming cannot be averted, though potentially civilization-ending levels could still be prevented.

  3. background

    Devastating floods strike Nepal, killing thousands — A deadly tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, leaving 6,000 people dead or missing. Rescuers in Nepal and China battled to locate thousands missing days after the disaster.

  4. background

    New York passes Climate Superfund Act requiring fossil fuel corporations to fund adaptation — New York State passes legislation requiring fossil fuel corporations to pay $75 billion over a 25-year period to support climate adaptation projects that would make the state's public infrastructure more resilient.

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