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- 1Second Decision Blocks New York Climate Superfund Act▼Second Decision to Block New York Climate Change Superfund Act Issued
A second decision has been issued blocking New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, the state law that would require large fossil fuel companies to pay into a fund covering climate adaptation costs. The ruling marks another legal setback for the measure, which was intended to make polluters financially responsible for climate damages in New York. Observers are watching closely, as the outcome could influence similar climate superfund laws in other states.
- 2Calls for Australia to make polluters pay as COP31 co-host▼As COP31 co-host, Australia should make its polluters pay for climate damage
Australia is set to co-host COP31, and commentators are urging the government to use that role to hold major polluters financially responsible for climate damage. The argument is that presiding over the UN climate talks gives Canberra both the influence and the obligation to push for stronger polluter-pays measures on the international stage.
- 3Campaigners demand polluters pay for extreme weather damage●# Polluters broke it. We’re paying for it. Make Polluters Pay # Extreme # weather events are causing widespread # destru
Climate campaigners are pushing a 'Make Polluters Pay' message, arguing that extreme weather events are causing widespread destruction and financial hardship while the biggest polluting companies continue to profit. The argument is that ordinary people bear the costs of floods, storms and other disasters linked to climate change, and that the companies most responsible should be made to cover the damage instead.
- 4States Push Back as Judges Strike Down Climate Laws●Judges Keep Striking Down Climate Laws. Some States Are Fighting Back. https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.moth erjones.c
US states facing court setbacks on climate legislation are fighting to keep their laws alive. New York's climate superfund law, which would make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages, is being challenged, with Suncor among the companies targeted in litigation echoed by a Colorado Supreme Court case brought by Boulder. Reporting outlines how courts keep blocking such laws and how states are responding with new legal strategies.