The city of Chicago has taken a major stand against climate change, targeting some of the key players in the global energy sector. In a massive legal move, the city has lodged a sweeping lawsuit against six of the world's largest oil and gas companies, along with a prominent energy industry association. The lawsuit alleges numerous violations and attempts to hold these corporations accountable for their significant contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and the subsequent effects on global warming.
1. The city of Chicago has lodged a sweeping lawsuit against six of the world's largest oil and gas companies and a major energy industry association, holding them accountable for their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.
2. According to the lawsuit, these entities knowingly contributed to the climate crisis, causing significant harm to the city and its residents.
3. The city accuses these companies of promoting fossil fuels despite knowing about their negative impact on the environment.
4. Chicago's lawsuit also contains accusations that the named companies made purposeful attempts to hide the reality of climate change and its catastrophic consequences.
5. The defendants in the lawsuit include BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute, all accused of downplaying the environmental risks of their operations and misleading the public about the realities of climate change.
According to the CDP's Carbon Majors Report 2017, just 100 companies have been the source of more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988.
The lawsuit alleges that these entities knowingly contributed to the climate crisis, causing significant harm to the city and its residents. Chicago argues that these companies promoted fossil fuels despite being aware of the negative impact on the environment. Furthermore, the city claims that the companies made deliberate efforts to obscure the truth about climate change and its catastrophic consequences. The named defendants include BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute, all of which have been accused of downplaying the environmental risk of their operations and misleading the public about the realities of climate change.