The Trillion-Dollar Toll: World's Largest Fossil Fuel Companies on the Hook for Unprecedented Damages: Study

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Fossil Fuel Companies,Carbon Majors,Damages

A landmark report reveals that the world's largest fossil fuel companies are responsible for $15 trillion in damages caused by climate change. The report also predicts future economic damages and examines the historical emissions and financial gains of these companies.

A landmark report released by climate research group Climate Analytics reveals that the world's largest fossil fuel companies, known as the 'carbon majors', are responsible for $15 trillion in damages caused by climate change. This represents just a fraction of the total economic and human costs incurred due to their emissions. The report also predicts that economic damages from climate change will reach $1.

7 trillion per year by 2025 and $30 trillion per year by 2075 if the current warming trend continues. Titled 'Carbon Majors' Trillion Dollar Damages', the report examines the historical emissions and financial gains of the 12 highest-emitting fossil fuel companies between 1985 and 2018

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