US has caused $10tn worth of #ClimateDamage since 1990, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/us-climate-damage-research
Rich nations do one thing really well, destruction.
US has caused $10tn worth of #ClimateDamage since 1990, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/us-climate-damage-research
Rich nations do one thing really well, destruction.
"In the first six months of this year, 14 separate weather-related disasters that each caused at least $1bn in damage hit the US, the Climate Central group has calculated. In total, these events cost $101bn in damages – lost homes, businesses, highways and other infrastructure – a toll higher than any other first half of a year since records on this began in 1980."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/22/climate-disasters-2025-cost
#ClimateDamage
"Another opportunity created by climate #attribution science is the potential to quantify the *future* #ClimateDamage of proposed fossil fuel projects.
Just as fossil fuel companies seek to avoid responsibility for #ClimateChange damages caused by historical emissions, companies also work to trivialise the future contributions of new coal, gas, and oil projects when seeking development approvals."
"Can #attributionstudies be used to hold #polluters to account?
Yes. Such studies are increasingly being used as evidence of responsibility for #climatedamage in landmark #legalcases, such as Juliana v United States and Lluiya v RWE..."
How do we know that the #climatecrisis is to blame for #extremeweather? | Climate crisis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/how-do-we-know-that-the-climate-crisis-is-to-blame-for-extreme-weather
Important thread from Congressman @SeanCasten on GOP efforts to block lower cost, renewable energy.
An example of #ClimateDamage fueled by #FossilGreed