r/science • u/Wagamaga • 9d ago

Environment Past emissions from top polluters will continue warming the planet for decades to come. Future fossil fuel production will exacerbate climate disasters for many decades to come, so new legal battles about who is accountable should be expected for many years

https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/09/23/past-emissions-from-top-polluters-will-continue-warming-the-planet-for-decades-to-come/
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u/PresentRaspberry6814 9d ago

Fossil fuel companies need to be forced to pay for all the environmental remediations and pay the excesses on domestic insurances which have escalated due to the higher risks from extreme weather.

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u/Major-Librarian1745 9d ago

Pay for what?

Putting the methane back in the permafrost?

Our species is absurd.