ExxonKnews
September 6, 2022
More than 20 U.S. states and municipalities have sued major fossil fuel companies to recoup the massive costs of climate disasters. While those cases make their way through the courts, one of our neighbors to the north is now considering taking similar action.
That’s right: Vancouver could soon become the first Canadian city to sue Big Oil to make polluters pay for climate damages they knowingly caused.
The Vancouver City Council passed a motion in July to set aside funds for a “class action lawsuit against fossil fuel companies,” seeking to make them chip in for the gargantuan costs to become more resilient against climate disasters.
