Fossil fuel industry faces surge in climate lawsuits

Number of climate-related lawsuits globally has doubled since 2015, with quarter filed in past two yearsThe world's most polluting companies are increasingly being targeted by lawsuits challenging their inaction on climate change and attempts to spread misinformation, according to a new report.Research by the London School of Economics Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment found a surge in legal cases against the fossil fuel industry over the past year - especially outside the US - and growing action in other corporate sectors. Continue reading...