''In my view, fossil fuel firms were morally and legally obliged to warn that continued use of carbon fuels threatens our health and welfare, and to accelerate the conversation on how to reduce the threat,' the co-director of the Climate Accountability Institute wrote.
said that seven-eighths of the emissions linked to the fossil fuel companies came from product use. BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Coal India, Pemex, Petróeos de Venezuela, PetroChina, Peabody Energy, ConocoPhillips, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, Kuwait Petroleum Corp, Iraq National Oil Co, Sonatrach, BHP Billiton and Petrobras were the other companies among the 20 listed.reported that the companies who commented for the article pointed to their investments in renewable energy.
The report from the Climate Accountability Institute illuminates the overwhelming role fossil fuel companies have had in driving climate change. Millions of people flooded streets around the world prior to the U.N. Climate Summit last month to demand that global governments take bolder action to address global warming.
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