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Puerto Rico files $1 billion lawsuit against oil majors for effects of climate change

Published 19:46 on July 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:46 on July 16, 2024  / Graham Gibson /  Americas, US

Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit Monday against multiple international oil majors seeking $1 billion in damages for the effects of greenhouse gas emissions from their products, joining a litany of similar lawsuits seeking to hold fossil fuel firms financially accountable for the impacts of climate change.
Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit Monday against multiple international oil majors seeking $1 billion in damages for the effects of greenhouse gas emissions from their products, joining a litany of similar lawsuits seeking to hold fossil fuel firms financially accountable for the impacts of climate change.


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