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How Oil Companies Could End Up Footing Bill For #Climate Disasters

“When a flood or wildfire hits, researchers in “attribution science” run computer models to help determine whether the disaster was caused or intensified by #ClimateChange.

As those models become more precise, other scientists are working to measure how specific companies, such as Exxon Mobil or Shell, have contributed to climate change through their historic #greenhousegasemissions.”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/lawmakers-hope-to-use-this-emerging-climate-science-to-charge-oil-companies-for-disasters