Nick Hedley | A new study links culprits to climate change costs: a reckoning for polluters?

Nick Hedley | A new study links culprits to climate change costs: a reckoning for polluters?

A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.

The world's biggest companies have caused $28T in climate damage, a new study estimates

WASHINGTON — The world’s biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates as part of an effort to make it easier for people and governments to hold companies financially accountable, like the tobacco giants have…

Researchers at Dartmouth College have investigated the business activities of 111 companies. The 111 largest companies in the world have over time

According to one study, the 111 largest fossil companies have caused 28 trillion dollars in climate damage. At the top of the list there are Saudi Aramco and Gazprom

Quantifying Damage From Fossil Fuel Operations Produces Ammunition for Climate Lawsuits

Is quantifying climate damage caused by coal, oil and gas an exercise in futility? Not according to governments passing punitive legislation and environmental law firms representing collective action lawsuits from citizens, including young people. New Research Calculates Climate Pollution From Fossil Fuel Companies The Washington Post reported on April 24, 2025, that two scientists had published a paper in the journal Nature that described their…