Why is Shell facing lawsuits over climate disasters in Brazil and the Philippines?
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Washington – A typhoon in the Philippines and flooding in Brazil. Twice in less than a year, British energy giant Shell has been the target of a new type of lawsuit seeking to make polluters pay part of the cost of specific extreme weather events.
“We chose Shell because it’s an emblematic company. It meets all the criteria,” Thales Miola, a lawyer for the Brazilian NGO Instituto Preservar, told AFP.
On Friday, the organization and federal prosecutors jointly filed a laws
“We chose Shell because it’s an emblematic company. It meets all the criteria,” Thales Miola, a lawyer for the Brazilian NGO Instituto Preservar, told AFP.
On Friday, the organization and federal prosecutors jointly filed a laws
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