Imagine a world where companies like ExxonMobil, BP, and Aramco had to pay
for polluting the planet?

New York is about to pass a bill that would do exactly that - but the
governor is stalling. If she passes the law, it will create a blueprint
for the rest of the world to follow.

This is our chance to start making polluters pay.

[ [link removed] ]Photo of Governor Hochul looking serious, wearing a blue suit


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John,

Imagine a world where big oil companies are forced to pay for polluting
the planet?

A world where instead of taxpayers footing the bill for climate
destruction, companies like ExxonMobil, BP, and Aramco paid their fair
share?

This isn't a fantasy. A new law in New York would do exactly this - but
the governor is dragging her feet to sign it into law, and activists are
worried she will cave to industry pressure.

If states like New York pass this bill, it creates the blueprint that
other states and governments around the world can follow.

[ [link removed] ]Tell New York's Governor: make polluters pay.

Here's how it would work: the bill would raise $3 billion a year to fix
roads and bridges, upgrade schools, and make communities more resilient.
The funds would come directly from the companies and industries
responsible for driving global warming -- like the big oil corporations
that have knowingly lied to the public for decades about the dangers of
fossil fuels, all while raking in massive profits.

Climate "superfunds" are becoming popular -- California is considering it,
and it passed in Vermont. And while other governments have set up funds to
combat climate change, they are mostly funded by taxpayers, not the
corporations directly responsible for the harms.

New York's governor could sign this climate superfund into law and
kickstart a global domino effect. But she needs to see and feel immense
global pressure to act -- especially as she faces industry lobbyists.

[ [link removed] ]Tell NY Governor Hochul: make polluters pay.



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Thanks for all that you do,
Rewan, Anisha, Vanessa, and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Vermont Moves to Hold Fossil-Fuel Companies Liable for Climate-Change
Damage
The New Yorker. 27 May 2024
[ [link removed] ]New York Legislators Pass Climate Superfund Bill
The Wall Street Journal. 11 June 2024

 

 

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