Fossil Fuel Giants Responsible for Half of Recent Heatwave Intensity, Study Finds
TL;DR
A study published in Nature links the world's 180 largest fossil fuel and cement producers to about half of the increased intensity of recent heat waves, highlighting their significant role in climate change and the growing legal and policy implications for accountability and fossil fuel phase-out.
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- World’s Largest Fossil Fuel and Cement Producers Are Responsible for About Half the Intensity of Recent Heat Waves, New Study Shows Inside Climate News
- Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors Nature
- Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution NPR
- Scientists trace heat waves back to individual fossil fuel companies, with potentially sweeping courtroom implications CNN
- Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time The Guardian
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