Vermont passes bill to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change
www.nbcnews.com
The legislation — the first of its kind in the U.S. — would require companies with high emissions to help pay for destruction caused by climate-fueled extreme weather.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9342183

I’ll note that it hasn’t yet been signed by the Republican governor, but it passed the legislature with a margin large enough to override his veto.

  • SuiXi3D
    25•6 months ago

    Inb4 oil companies sue Vermont to prevent this.

    • @ceenote@lemmy.world
      18•6 months ago

      “You can’t punish us for the damage we’re causing! This is America, you’re supposed to punish our victims!”

      • Capt. Wolf
        10•6 months ago

        “It’s the population’s fault for being so reliant on our product, so we’ll just go ahead and pass on the cost of those charges to them…”

        • @ceenote@lemmy.world
          5•6 months ago

          “It’s also the populations fault that our lobbying to keep them reliant on our product is working. They shouldn’t have elected such bribeable politicians.”