• FROM FIBS TO FINES: Climate Disinformation, Lawsuits & Their Ripple Effects

  • May 28 2024
  • Length: 53 mins
  • Podcast

FROM FIBS TO FINES: Climate Disinformation, Lawsuits & Their Ripple Effects

  • Summary

  • David, Sara, and Ed talk to Dr Benjamin Franta, Senior Research Fellow in Climate Litigation at the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme and the founding head of the Climate Litigation Lab.

    Show Notes:
    (01:05) Dr. Benjamin Franta
    (02:20) Nearly 15% of Americans deny climate change is real
    (02:25) The social anatomy of climate change denial in the US
    (02:50) Understanding the Shift in Media Perception Towards EVs
    (08:40) Climate litigation more than doubles in five years, now a key tool in delivering climate justice
    (10:43) The Rising Threat of CO2
    (10:50) A U.S. President Was First Informed of CO2’s Impact 59 Years Ago This Month
    (11:25) Edward Teller warned the oil industry about global warming
    (12:10) Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections
    (21:05) Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
    (21:25) The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt; Ten problems with Jonathan Haidt’s book
    (22:15) Exxon's Climate Concealment
    (32:05) Drilled Podcast
    (42:30) Shell appeals against Dutch court's landmark climate ruling
    (48:23) Waterkeeper Alliance
    (50:30) Vermont Is Coming for Big Oil

    Produced by Amit Tandon & Bespoke Podcasts

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