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It identifies a 'triumvirate' of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, ALEC, and NAM as the primary architects of this strategy, drawing parallels to previous industry efforts to avoid liability in the tobacco and opioid sectors. The document outlines specific legislative tactics used to stifle litigation and provides a framework for municipal leaders to recognize and repeal such preemption laws, while suggesting proactive legislative measures to protect local legal autonomy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000063#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, through its Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), has developed a strategic 'playbook' to reduce municipal litigation via four main strategies: limiting access to legal counsel or courts, prohibiting litigation against specific industries, modifying causes of action, and eliminating available legal forums.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000063#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A coordinated network led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) manages the campaign, with the Chamber coordinating efforts, ALEC providing model legislation, and NAM conducting smear campaigns against advocates.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000063#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The current campaign to block climate liability lawsuits mirrors a historical 'playbook' used by the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries to avoid accountability for the harms caused by their products through disinformation and 'tort reform'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000063#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Since 2019, municipal litigation preemption bills have been introduced in Arizona, Florida, Ohio, and Kansas, with Texas successfully passing a law (HB 2826) that grants the state attorney general veto power over municipal contracts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000063#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate liability lawsuits filed by over two dozen states and municipalities rely on evidence that oil and gas companies knew about the catastrophic effects of their products but engaged in a 'campaign of deception' to delay government action.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000063#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies specific legislative tactics used to pass preemption laws, including rushing legislation, adding preemption language to unrelated bills, and using 'end-of-session logjams' to avoid scrutiny.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000063#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To protect and expand local access to courts, the report recommends that state legislators extend statutes of limitations for revealed violations, enact new causes of action for localized damages, and expand available legal remedies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000063#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil fuel industry","climate change disinformation","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["World","Texas","Arizona","Florida","Ohio","Kansas","California","Colorado","New York","Massachusetts","Minnesota","Rhode Island","Vermont","Connecticut","Delaware","Hawai‘i"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","legal analysis","corporate investigation"]},{"id":"cliint-000019","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000019","title":"Big Oil’s Climate Pledges: A Dangerous Distraction","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2022","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/BigOilClimatePledges-CCI-Feb2022.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report argues that the climate pledges of major oil and gas companies are 'empty promises' designed to deceive the public. It finds that none of the analyzed companies' plans meet the standards required to limit warming to 1.5°C, as they often exclude Scope 3 emissions, rely on unproven carbon capture technology, and continue to invest in fossil fuel exploration and production.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000019#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"None of the climate plans from the analyzed major oil and gas companies meet the standards necessary to limit global warming to 1.5°C, which requires cutting annual greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and ending oil and gas exploration immediately.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000019#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Oil and gas companies employ four primary flaws in their climate plans: excluding Scope 3 (end-use) emissions, excluding specific activities or products, relying on post-emission compensation like carbon capture and storage (CCS) and nature-based offsets, and using emission intensity metrics to mask increases in absolute emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000019#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ExxonMobil's net-zero ambition for 2050 excludes approximately 90% of its emissions by ignoring Scope 3 and non-operated assets. Its 20% reduction target for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 only applies to 10% of total company emissions, potentially resulting in only a 2% overall decrease if production remains steady.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000019#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Chevron plans to increase oil and gas production by 17.5% by 2025 relative to 2020 levels, which means its overall emissions will increase even if it achieves its goal of reducing portfolio carbon intensity by 5% by 2028.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000019#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Shell's strategy involves increasing natural gas production by 4% annually through 2030, which is projected to drive absolute annual emissions 12% higher in 2030 than in 2019. The company relies heavily on customer-driven nature-based offsets to address Scope 3 emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000019#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"BP's pledge to reduce oil and gas production by 40% by 2030 is misleading because it excludes its joint venture with Rosneft; when included, the actual planned reduction is only 28% from 2019 levels. Additionally, 46% of BP's emissions are excluded from its net-zero goal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000019#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report characterizes investments in carbon capture and storage (CCS) and algae biofuels as 'false solutions,' noting that CCS is often used for enhanced oil recovery and can be net-additive to carbon emissions unless powered by renewables.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000019#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate target","Paris Agreement","Scope 2","Scope 3","carbon capture and storage","emission intensity","fossil fuel industry","renewable energy","greenwashing","methane emissions"],"geography_discussed":["Canada","Netherlands","United Kingdom","United States","Russia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["corporate strategy assessment","policy alignment analysis"]},{"id":"cliint-000002","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000002","title":"BP America CEO David Lawler | Center for Climate Integrity","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2021-10-06","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/news/view/bp-america-david-lawler","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document alleges that BP knew about the devastating consequences of fossil fuels as early as 1991 but engaged in a campaign of deception to protect profits. It highlights the contrast between BP's 'Beyond Petroleum' branding and its actual capital expenditures, noting that the company spent $12 billion on oil and gas in 2002 compared to $45 million in solar. The briefing also criticizes BP for pioneering the 'carbon footprint' concept to shift responsibility to consumers and for implementing a 'net zero' ambition that excludes an estimated 46% of the carbon it extracts, including joint ventures with Rosneft.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000002#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"BP was aware of the risks of fossil fuel use by 1991, predicting sea level rise and catastrophic floods, yet joined the Global Climate Coalition to oppose the Kyoto Protocol and other greenhouse gas regulations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000002#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"BP's 'Beyond Petroleum' rebranding in 2000 was largely advertising; in 2002, the company spent $12 billion on oil and gas, which was 25 times more than its investment in wind and solar.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000002#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"BP's low carbon investments remained low, with only 2.3% of capital expenditures dedicated to such projects between 2010 and 2018, and the company spends more on lobbying against emissions policies ($50 million annually) than on climate branding ($30 million annually).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000002#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 2004 launch of the 'carbon footprint calculator' served to shift the burden of addressing climate change from corporate polluters to individual consumers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000002#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"BP's 2020 ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 contains loopholes, such as the exclusion of joint ventures with Rosneft, meaning approximately 46% of the carbon BP extracts is not included in the goal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000002#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil fuel","Kyoto Protocol","solar energy","wind energy","carbon footprint","carbon neutrality","greenwashing"],"geography_discussed":["United Kingdom","Russia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["corporate accountability","policy analysis"]},{"id":"cliint-000004","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000004","title":"American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers | Center for Climate Integrity","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2021-10-06","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/news/view/api-mike-sommers","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Center for Climate Integrity asserts that the American Petroleum Institute (API) spent decades coordinating a campaign of deception regarding the dangers of fossil fuels despite early internal research predicting catastrophic climate events. The document claims API has evolved from outright denial to 'greenwashing' and continues to lobby against climate legislation and federal leasing moratoriums while providing political cover for its member companies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000004#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"API conducted and funded early research that predicted severe climate consequences, including a 1968 Stanford Research Institute report and a 1980 report warning of \"globally catastrophic events\" from burning fossil fuels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000004#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the late 1990s, API actively worked to discredit climate science, including a 1998 multimillion dollar communications plan designed to make the public and Congress recognize uncertainties in climate science and view supporters of the Kyoto Protocol as \"out of touch with reality.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000004#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"API is accused of using 'greenwashing' and misleading claims to block climate action, such as attributing CO2 emission declines primarily to natural gas while excluding methane emissions and undercounting the 68.1% contribution of renewables and energy efficiency identified by Oil Change International.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000004#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"API serves as a political shield for its member companies, lobbying for the rollback of environmental protections and opposing carbon taxes while allowing individual members to publicly support such measures as a \"talking point.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000004#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"API has actively opposed recent climate initiatives, spending $423,000 on ads between August 8 and September 30, 2021, to attack climate provisions in the Congressional reconciliation package and fighting President Biden's federal leasing moratorium.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000004#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil fuel","climate change","greenwashing","carbon tax","methane emissions","natural gas","renewable energy","energy efficiency","Kyoto Protocol"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","corporate accountability"]},{"id":"cliint-000005","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000005","title":"ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2021-10-06","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/news/view/exxonmobil-ceo-darren-woods","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Center for Climate Integrity asserts that ExxonMobil possessed internal knowledge of the catastrophic impacts of fossil fuels as early as the 1970s while simultaneously funding a decades-long campaign to discredit climate science. The statement highlights a discrepancy between internal scientific consensus and public advertorials, the use of 'shadow groups' to oppose government action, and the company's current production plans which contradict the goals of the Paris Agreement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000005#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Exxon scientists warned executives as early as 1977 that burning fossil fuels would increase global temperatures and cause drastic climate changes, with some warnings between 1981 and 1982 describing the potential impacts as \"catastrophic\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000005#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Between 1998 and 2019, Exxon provided at least $37 million to nearly 70 organizations that promoted climate denial; this included $14.6 million distributed after a 2008 pledge to stop funding such groups.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000005#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A peer-reviewed study of ExxonMobil communications from 1977 to 2014 found a sharp contrast between internal and public messaging: 80% of internal documents acknowledged human-caused climate change, while 81% of public advertorials expressed doubt.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000005#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ExxonMobil's current business strategy contradicts the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal; the company plans to keep oil and gas production steady through at least 2025 and intends to fully replenish reserves by 2040.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000005#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A senior federal lobbyist for ExxonMobil, Keith McCoy, admitted on tape that the company used \"shadow groups\" to undermine climate science and that its public support for a carbon tax was a \"talking point\" because the tax would never pass.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000005#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["obsidian","greenhouse gas emissions","carbon tax","Paris Agreement"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["corporate accountability","policy analysis"]},{"id":"cliint-000006","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000006","title":"Chevron CEO Michael K. Wirth","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2021-10-06","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/news/view/chevron-ceo-michael-k-wirth","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Center for Climate Integrity presents evidence that Chevron and its predecessors were aware of the catastrophic effects of fossil fuels as early as 1980 but funded campaigns to discredit climate science and sow public uncertainty. The document highlights a contradiction between Chevron's public claims of leadership in clean energy and its actual investment patterns, noting that only 0.2 percent of annual capital expenditure was spent on low-carbon energy between 2010 and 2018. Additionally, it points to patents filed by Chevron and Texaco in 1974 for drilling equipment designed for warming Arctic conditions, suggesting the company prepared for the physical impacts of climate change while publicly denying them.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000006#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Chevron and its predecessors were aware of the potential for global warming to cause catastrophic effects as early as 1980, with a Texaco representative attending a meeting discussing an industry report on the matter.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000006#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Chevron participated in efforts to spread climate disinformation, including a 1991 coal company front group aimed at framing global warming as a theory rather than a fact, and a 1998 American Petroleum Institute communications plan designed to create public uncertainty about climate science and undermine the Kyoto Protocol.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000006#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While publicly casting doubt on climate change, Chevron and Texaco sought patents in 1974 for drilling equipment specifically designed to operate in Arctic regions that would become accessible as temperatures rose and ice movement increased.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000006#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite marketing itself as a clean energy leader, Chevron invested only 0.2 percent of its annual capital expenditure in low-carbon energy from 2010 to 2018 and dissolved its small renewable power group in 2014.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000006#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Chevron promotes natural gas as a tool for reducing emissions, although the document asserts that natural gas is a major source of CO2 and methane and may pose a greater climate threat than coal when accounting for leaks and abandoned wells.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000006#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil fuel","climate change disinformation","obsidian","Kyoto Protocol","sustainable energy","natural gas","methane emissions","carbon dioxide emissions"],"geography_discussed":["Arctic"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["corporate accountability"]},{"id":"cliint-000007","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000007","title":"Chamber of Commerce Suzanne Clark","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2021-10-06","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/news/view/chamber-of-commerce-suzanne-clark","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Center for Climate Integrity asserts that the Chamber of Commerce has known about the dangers of fossil fuels since the 1980s but spent decades sowing doubt about climate science. The statement highlights the Chamber's role in the Global Climate Coalition, its lobbying efforts to weaken EPA regulations, and its financial support for politicians who oppose climate action, including funding a study used to justify the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000007#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Chamber of Commerce possessed knowledge of the link between fossil fuels and climate change as early as the 1980s. In 1989, official Harvey Alter gave a speech accurately predicting climate consequences such as drought in California, flooding in Bangladesh, and the spread of vector-borne disease, yet by 1991 the organization claimed that \"genuine scientific disputes remain\" regarding the existence and causes of global climate change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000007#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Between the Kyoto Protocol and the 2009 EPA Endangerment Finding, the Chamber used \"sixteen unique discourses of delay\" to promote skepticism about climate science and argue that climate action would damage the economy and jobs. The Chamber also served on the board of the Global Climate Coalition, which conducted a decade-long campaign to spread climate denial despite its own scientists confirming the consensus on dangerous global warming.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000007#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Chamber of Commerce has used its lobbying power to weaken U.S. climate policy and public health protections. Specific actions include lobbying to prevent the EPA from measuring how new fossil fuel infrastructure contributes to climate change, successfully opposing three moratoriums on offshore oil drilling, and opposing a resolution to nullify the repeal of the Clean Power Plan.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000007#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The organization has provided significant financial and strategic support to oppose climate action, including spending nearly $150 million on Congressional candidates opposed to climate action since Citizens United. In 2017, the Chamber funded a misleading economic study on the costs of the Paris Agreement, which President Trump cited as a reason for U.S. withdrawal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000007#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change disinformation","fossil fuel industry","climate policy","Kyoto Protocol","Paris Agreement","Clean Power Plan","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Bangladesh","California"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","corporate accountability"]},{"id":"cliint-000008","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000008","title":"Shell Oil & Gretchen Watkins","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2021-10-06","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/news/view/shell-oil-gretchen-watkins","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document argues that Shell engaged in a campaign of deception regarding climate change despite internal reports as early as 1988 warning that impacts could be the greatest in recorded history. It highlights a contradiction between Shell's public net-zero pledges and its financial investments, noting that between 2010 and 2018, only 1.3% of capital expenditures went to low-carbon projects. Furthermore, the briefing asserts that Shell's nature-based offset plans are unrealistic, requiring forest planting on a scale comparable to the size of Spain or Brazil.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000008#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Shell possessed internal knowledge of climate change risks as early as the 1980s. A 1988 confidential report stated that climate impacts \"may be the greatest in recorded history\" and warned that waiting for detectable warming could make it \"too late to take effective countermeasures to reduce the effects or even to stabilize the situation.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000008#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Shell took physical precautions to protect its own assets from climate change while publicly opposing emissions-curbing policies as \"premature.\" This included receiving a patent in 1984 for Arctic drilling equipment for warming regions and spending over $16 million in 1989 to raise an offshore oil platform to mitigate rising seas and stronger storms.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000008#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Shell's financial investments contradict its public commitment to low-carbon energy. Between 2010 and 2018, the company invested only 1.3% of its capital expenditures in low-carbon projects. In 2020, Shell spent $1.7 billion on new fossil fuel exploration, which was 24 times the $70 million spent on carbon capture and 19 times the $90 million spent on nature-based projects.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000008#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Shell's net-zero plans include disclaimers that distance the company from the targets. A 2016 plan noted the company had \"no immediate plans to move to a net-zero emissions portfolio over our investment horizon of 10–20 years,\" and as of October 2021, its Powering Progress strategy stated that operating plans, budgets, and pricing assumptions \"do not reflect our net-zero emissions target.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000008#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Shell's strategy for nature-based offsets is described as unrealistic. To offset 120 million tons of CO2 per year by 2030, Shell's own estimates suggest it would need to plant forests \"the size of Spain,\" or in its \"Sky\" scenario, a forest \"approaching the size of Brazil.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000008#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","fossil fuel","carbon capture and storage","nature-based solutions","Net-zero emissions","Scope 3","climate change litigation"],"geography_discussed":["United States","Spain","Brazil"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["corporate accountability","climate deception"]},{"id":"cliint-000012","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000012","title":"BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE ROBERT BRULLE, CENTER FOR CLIMATE INTEGRITY, JUSTIN FARRELL, BENJAMIN FRANTA, STEPHAN LEWANDOWSKY, NAOMI ORESKES, GEOFFREY SUPRAN, and the UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES AND AFFIRMANCE","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"legal commentary","language":"en","date_published":"2021-09-24","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/9th_Circuit_Deception_Amicus_City_and_County_of_Honolulu_County_of_Maui_092421.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document provides evidence that major fossil-fuel companies had internal knowledge of anthropogenic climate change as early as the 1950s and 1960s, yet spent decades funding disinformation to manufacture public doubt. It details how these companies protected their own infrastructure from sea-level rise while publicly denying the science, and argues that current 'greenwashing' and 'carbon footprint' narratives continue this pattern of deception.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000012#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Fossil-fuel industry members and trade associations, including the American Petroleum Institute (API), were aware of research linking fossil-fuel combustion to increased atmospheric CO2 and potential global warming as early as the 1950s and 1960s.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000012#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Internal research conducted by Exxon in the late 1970s and early 1980s confirmed the scientific consensus that continued CO2 emissions would lead to significant global warming with potentially catastrophic effects by the mid-21st century.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000012#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Defendants implemented sophisticated public relations strategies to manufacture doubt about climate science, often contradicting their own internal findings and peer-reviewed research.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000012#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The fossil-fuel industry funded third-party organizations, front groups, and specific researchers to promote contrarian theories and discredit established climate science.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000012#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While publicly denying or downplaying climate change, Defendants integrated climate risk data into the design of their own infrastructure to protect assets from sea-level rise and storms.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000012#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Modern corporate strategies have shifted from outright denial to 'greenwashing' and the use of 'carbon footprint' narratives to shift responsibility for emissions from producers to individual consumers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000012#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","greenhouse gas emissions","carbon dioxide","obsidian","climate change disinformation","greenwashing","sea level rise","climate change litigation","carbon footprint"],"geography_discussed":["United States","Hawaii","Honolulu County","Maui County","Canada","Germany"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal commentary","historical analysis"]},{"id":"cliint-000064","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000064","title":"BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE ROBERT BRULLE, CENTER FOR CLIMATE INTEGRITY, CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK, BENJAMIN FRANTA, STEPHAN LEWANDOWSKY, NAOMI ORESKES, GEOFFREY SUPRAN, and the UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE AND AFFIRMANCE","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"legal commentary","language":"en","date_published":"2021-09-14","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/Sept2021-Deception-Amicus-Brief.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The brief contends that fossil fuel companies have engaged in a long-term strategy of deception, shifting from explicit denial to framing climate change as a manageable 'risk' and shifting responsibility to individual consumers. It provides evidence that companies like BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell promote themselves as clean energy leaders while maintaining massive investments in fossil fuels and funding third-party organizations to undermine climate science.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000064#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Fossil fuel companies have transitioned from explicit denial of climate science to using ambiguous language regarding 'risk' to downplay the severity of the crisis. A study of Exxon's public communications from 2000 onward found that 'risk(s)' was the term most highly associated with 'climate change' and 'global warming'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000064#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The industry has used marketing strategies to shift the responsibility for climate change from producers to individual consumers. This is exemplified by BP's introduction of a 'carbon footprint calculator' in the early 2000s, which focuses on consumer choices rather than production.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000064#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant discrepancy between the public 'green' branding of fossil fuel companies and their actual financial investments. Between 2003 and 2018, leading fossil fuel companies spent over $3 billion on marketing campaigns portraying themselves as responsible actors while failing to take meaningful action.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000064#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Specific investment data reveals that BP's energy investments remained 96 percent in fossil fuels in 2019, with less than 4 percent in 'alternative energy'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000064#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Chevron's commitment to sustainable energy is contradicted by its financial records; between 2010 and 2018, the company spent only 0.2 percent of its $13 billion annual capital expenditures on low-carbon energy sources.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000064#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ExxonMobil's promotion of algae biofuels is described as meager, representing only 0.2 percent of the company's refinery production between 2010 and 2018.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000064#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Shell's 2020 financial data shows it spent $17 billion on fossil fuel operations compared to $2-3 billion for low-carbon expenditures. Specifically, it spent $1.7 billion on new fossil fuel exploration, which was 24 times its spending on carbon capture and storage ($70 million).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000064#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite public pledges to stop funding climate denier groups, Exxon spent approximately $13 million between 2008 and 2019 funding think tanks and lobby groups that reject established climate science.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000064#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","fossil fuel industry","climate change disinformation","greenwashing","climate change litigation","renewable energy","carbon footprint","carbon capture and storage","biofuel"],"geography_discussed":["Baltimore","Maryland","Virginia","United Kingdom"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal commentary","rhetorical analysis","financial analysis"]},{"id":"cliint-000060","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000060","title":"PR2120 NV Toplines","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":"2021-08","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/PR2120_NV_Toplines.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"A August 2021 survey of 561 registered voters in Nevada indicates that a majority of respondents are worried about climate change and believe oil and gas companies should bear significant financial responsibility for climate-related infrastructure costs. The data shows that 68% of respondents believe oil and gas companies are not paying their fair share of climate costs, and 61% approve of the Nevada Attorney General suing these companies for misleading the public. After receiving more information about industry disinformation and local impacts, the percentage of respondents holding oil and gas companies more responsible for climate change increased from 28% to 42%, and those who believe the industry should be most responsible for infrastructure costs rose from 14% to 34%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000060#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A majority of registered voters in Nevada express concern about climate change, with 67% reporting they are either 'very worried' or 'somewhat worried'. Additionally, 73% believe climate change will harm future generations by 'a great deal' or 'a moderate amount'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000060#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Respondents perceive varying levels of impact from climate change on Nevada, with the highest perceived effects being on extreme weather events (59% reporting 'large' or 'some' effect) and agriculture (56% reporting 'large' or 'some' effect).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000060#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is strong consensus that oil and gas companies are not contributing sufficiently to climate costs, with 68% of respondents stating they are 'NOT currently paying their fair share'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000060#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","climate finance","petroleum industry","climate change litigation"],"geography_discussed":["United States","Las Vegas","Reno"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["public opinion survey"]},{"id":"cliint-000035","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000035","title":"CCI Pennsylvania Statewide July 2021 Poll","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2021-07","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/CCI_PA_Statewide_July_2021_Toplines.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The July 2021 poll indicates strong support among Pennsylvania likely voters for holding oil and gas companies legally accountable for climate change damages. A majority of respondents believe these companies are not paying their fair share of costs and that businesses and large corporations are the primary cause of climate change. The poll also tests the impact of various messaging strategies on public support for litigation, finding that arguments regarding corporate disinformation and public health costs generally increase support for suing oil and gas companies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000035#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A significant majority of Pennsylvania likely voters support suing oil and gas companies to hold them accountable for pollution and require payment for climate change damages, with support increasing from 73% in the initial ballot to 77% after being provided with information about corporate knowledge of climate change since the 1960s.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000035#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Most respondents believe oil and gas companies are not paying their fair share of climate change costs in the United States, with 69% stating this initially and 74% agreeing after receiving positive messaging about polluter 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bottom line.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000003#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate legislation","obsidian","petroleum industry"],"geography_discussed":["United Kingdom"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis"]},{"id":"cliint-000011","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000011","title":"4-5-2021-agletter-1b595f83bddc32fa.pdf","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2021-04-05","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/4-5-2021-AGLetter.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Attorneys General from Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia have urged US Attorney General Merrick Garland to withdraw or 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These briefs supported fossil fuel defendants in climate litigation, arguing that state-law claims were preempted by federal law or should be removed to federal court. The signers argue these positions undermine efforts to hold companies accountable for a \"decades-long deception campaign\" regarding climate dangers and contradict President Biden's pledge to support plaintiff-driven climate litigation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000011#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Attorneys General from Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia are requesting the DOJ to reverse positions taken in amicus briefs that sought to \"undermine our efforts to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for harms caused in our states\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000011#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The signers allege that fossil fuel companies engaged in a \"decades-long deception campaign regarding the dangers that fossil fuels pose to the environment and our climate.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000011#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the case of State of Rhode Island v. Chevron Corp., the DOJ filed an amicus brief on May 5, 2020, arguing that state law claims were preempted by the foreign affairs power, the foreign Commerce Clause, and the federal Clean Air Act.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000011#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The request for reversal is based on the assertion that the prior administration's positions \"contravene President Biden\u0019s 2020 pledge to \u001cstrategically support ongoing plaintiff-driven climate litigation against polluters.\u001d\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000011#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change litigation","fossil fuel industry"],"geography_discussed":["Connecticut","Delaware","Massachusetts","Baltimore","New York City","Oakland","San Francisco"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy request"]},{"id":"cliint-000047","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000047","title":"PR2106 WA State Poll Toplines","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":"2021-03","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/June2021-WA-Poll-Toplines.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"A March 2021 poll of 640 registered voters in Washington State shows high levels of concern regarding climate change and strong support for holding oil and gas companies financially responsible for climate impacts. A majority of respondents (73%) believe oil and gas companies are not paying their fair share of climate costs, and 61% support suing these companies for damages. After receiving additional information about industry disinformation, the proportion of respondents who believe oil and gas companies should be most responsible for upgrading state infrastructure rose to 37%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000047#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A significant majority of registered voters in Washington State express concern about climate change, with 75% reporting they are either 'very worried' or 'somewhat worried'. Additionally, 50% believe climate change will harm future generations 'a great deal'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000047#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Respondents generally believe that various entities should increase their efforts to address climate change. The federal government (68%), corporations (73%), and the Washington state government (66%) are all viewed by a majority as needing to do more.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000047#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is strong public sentiment that oil and gas companies bear responsibility for climate change and its impacts. 74% of respondents hold these companies 'very' or 'somewhat' responsible, and 73% explicitly state that they are 'NOT currently paying their fair share' of costs related to climate impacts in the United States.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000047#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A majority of polled voters support legal action against the fossil fuel industry, with 61% supporting suing oil and gas companies to hold them accountable for pollution and damages. Furthermore, 60% approve of the Washington Attorney General suing oil companies for misleading the public about climate impacts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000047#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Providing respondents with information about oil and gas industry disinformation and the costs of climate adaptation shifted views on financial responsibility. Initially, 18% thought oil and gas companies should be most responsible for upgrading Washington's infrastructure; after learning more, this figure increased to 37%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000047#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Respondents found arguments for holding oil and gas companies accountable to be generally convincing, particularly the claim that executives led a 'multi-billion dollar disinformation campaign' (68% very or somewhat convincing) and that taxpayers should not be left to pay for adaptation costs (70% very or somewhat convincing).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000047#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","climate change litigation","climate finance","fossil fuel industry","climate change disinformation"],"geography_discussed":["United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["public opinion poll"]},{"id":"cliint-000001","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000001","title":"What President-Elect Biden Can Do to Hold Climate Polluters Accountable","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2020-11-09","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/news/view/what-president-elect-biden-can-do-to-hold-climate-polluters-accountable","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Center for Climate Integrity calls on President-elect Joe Biden to fulfill campaign promises by appointing a Department of Justice leadership committed to climate accountability and establishing a new DOJ division to support plaintiff-driven litigation against fossil fuel companies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000001#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"President-elect Biden has pledged to establish a new division within the Department of Justice specifically focused on environmental and climate justice, which would include a mission to \"strategically support ongoing plaintiff-driven climate litigation against polluters\". This refers to legal actions initiated by over 20 U.S. states and localities against the fossil fuel industry.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000001#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author argues that a critical first step for the incoming administration is the appointment of an Attorney General and other Department of Justice officials who are dedicated to holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for deceiving the public regarding their role in the climate crisis.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000001#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change litigation","environmental justice","climate justice","fossil fuel industry"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy recommendation"]},{"id":"cliint-000034","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000034","title":"CCI Ohio Statewide September 2020 GE Poll","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-09","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/CCI_OH_September2020_Toplines.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The poll indicates strong support among Ohio likely voters for suing oil and gas companies for climate-related damages, a sentiment that increases when respondents are provided with information about corporate disinformation. It also reveals significant opposition to House Bill 6, with a majority supporting its repeal, and shows that a majority of respondents believe human activities are affecting the climate.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000034#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A majority of Ohio likely voters support suing oil and gas companies to hold them accountable for pollution and climate change damages. Initial support was 70%, which rose to 74% after respondents were given an 'informed ballot' detailing corporate knowledge of climate change since the 1960s, and reached 80% after exposure to 'Polluter Pay' positive messages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000034#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Most respondents believe oil and gas companies are not paying their fair share of climate change costs in the United States. Initially, 64% held this view, which increased to 75% after receiving 'Polluter Pay' positive messages and remained at 74% after negative messages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000034#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is significant support for the repeal of House Bill 6. While support and opposition for the bill itself were split 50/50, 62% of respondents supported the state legislature repealing it. This support remained at 61% even after the bill's specific provisions—such as providing $1.3 billion to energy companies and ending renewable energy requirements—were explained.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000034#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Respondents view House Bill 6 primarily as a corporate bailout and a result of corruption. 75% believe it is \"mostly a scandal involving both bad corporation and bad politicians,\" and the most objectionable aspects were identified as a \"taxpayer funded corporate bailout\" (40%) and \"Corruption\" (39%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000034#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Public concern regarding climate change is high, particularly for future generations. 73% of respondents are currently concerned about climate impacts, while 78% are concerned about the impacts for the next generation. 65% believe that \"Human activities are affecting the climate and we should find solutions to slow climate change.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000034#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","climate finance","renewable energy","energy policy"],"geography_discussed":["United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["public opinion poll"]},{"id":"cliint-000024","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000024","title":"CCI Maine Statewide July 2020 Toplines","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-07","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/CCI-ME-July2020-FullResults.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The July 2020 poll of 600 likely voters in Maine shows strong support for suing oil and gas companies for climate-related damages, with 69% of statewide respondents supporting such action post-messaging. 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Statewide support rose from 65% in the initial ballot to 69% after respondents were provided with specific messaging.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000024#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Public concern regarding climate change is high in Maine, with 80% of statewide respondents concerned about current impacts and 84% concerned about impacts for the next generation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000024#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The most significant concern regarding climate change among Maine voters is its impact on public health, specifically asthma and disease-carrying insects like ticks, cited by 40% of statewide respondents.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000024#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A large majority of respondents believe oil and gas companies are not paying their fair share of climate change costs in the United States, with 60% stating this initially and 62% after receiving messaging.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000024#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Specific messaging regarding the industry's history of disinformation and local economic risks increased support for legal action. The most effective messages for making respondents 'much more likely' to support suing companies were those regarding 'Hid Knowledge' (38%) and 'Personal Costs' (37%) statewide.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000024#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A majority of respondents (65% statewide) would be more likely to approve of their member of Congress's job performance if that representative supported suing oil and gas companies for climate damages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliint-000024#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","climate change litigation","petroleum industry","climate finance","public health","sea level rise","extreme weather event"],"geography_discussed":["United States","Gulf of Maine"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["public opinion poll"]},{"id":"cliint-000051","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliint-000051","title":"NC Poll Results","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Integrity","organization":"center-for-climate-integrity"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-05","source_url":"https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/NC-CCI_Poll_Crosstabs_public.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The poll reveals that a majority of likely voters in North Carolina believe oil and gas companies should bear some or all of the costs for protecting communities from climate change. 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