On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we’ll discuss new revelations that just like ExxonMobil, oil giant Royal Dutch Shell also knew that burning fossil fuels was causing climate change, but continued to drill for oil and fuel climate change denial.
Cities across the county are suing fossil fuel companies, claiming they knew about the threat fossil fuels pose to the world, and lied about it. How should oil companies be held responsible?
Guests:
Jelmer Mommers, energy and climate reporter with De Correspondent
David Hasemyer, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter with InsideClimate News, and co-author of Dilbit Disaster: Inside the Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of
Janet Cox, activist with Fossil Free California
Web Resources:
De Correspondent: If Shell knew climate change was dire 25 years ago, why still business as usual today?
InsideClimate News: What Does Eric Schneiderman's Resignation Mean for N.Y.'s Exxon Probe and Environment Lawsuits?
LA Times: Will courts hold oil companies accountable for climate change disasters?
InsideClimate News: Shell Knew Fossil Fuels Created Climate Change Risks Back in 1980s, Internal Documents Show
Climate Liability News: Trump Administration Brief Opposes California Climate Suits
