The AG recently filed one of the most important climate cases of our time.
In case you missed it, Rob joined legendary actress and devoted climate activist Jane Fonda last Friday for her and Greenpeace’s Fire Drill Fridays podcast to discuss fighting climate change in the courts. Watch the full episode here →
As Jane noted, “Attorney General Rob Bonta has dedicated his career to the pursuit of justice, and recently filed one of the most important climate cases of our time.”
Rob and Jane went on to talk about this groundbreaking case, which Rob and the California Department of Justice filed this September. Through Rob’s leadership, California is the biggest geographic entity and economy to sue Big Oil for their deception on this global issue.
Rob is taking on five of the largest fossil fuel companies in the world — ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, ConocoPhillips, and BP — as well as their lobbying group the American Petroleum Institute. They knew about climate change decades ago and lied about it to the public to protect their bottom line.
Investigation shows the oil and gas industry had research backing up climate change as early as the 1950s. Though 80% of Exxon’s internal documents acknowledged that climate change is real, 81% of their external advertising and editorials denied it or cast doubt publicly.
Why? Because the longer they could delay action on climate change and a reduction in fossil fuel consumption, the more they stood to profit.
Now, as a major part of California’s legacy and a watershed moment in the climate movement, Rob is holding these powerful companies responsible for their deception and harm to our environment and public health.
Hear Rob and Jane talk more about this critical lawsuit and why it’s imperative that we not agonize, but organize: watch the full clip here and then consider pitching in a grassroots donation to support Rob’s work to address climate change →
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With your support, Rob is committed to doing everything in his power to hold these deceptive corporations accountable and stop the worst impacts of climate change before it’s too late.
— Team Bonta
