Whether you live in Manila or in Los Angeles, you’re already feeling the impacts of the climate crisis. Scientific studies confirm Big Oil’s greenhouse gas emissions makes catastrophes significantly more likely to occur.
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Floods in Manila and wildfires in California © Jilson Tiu & David McNew / Greenpeace
Whether you live in Manila or in Los Angeles, you’re already feeling the impacts of the climate crisis. Last year’s series of six typhoons hitting the Philippines within just 30 days was unprecedented. The flames that ravaged through LA’s metropolitan area were equally historic. Scientific studies confirm Big Oil’s greenhouse gas emissions made both catastrophes significantly more likely to occur.
Making dirty energy companies pay for climate disasters they have caused is not only fair – it’s also practical. Consider their massive profits. In 2024, five oil and gas corporations alone reported over US$100 billion in total profit.
