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On 13 November, Ben Franta, our Associate Professor of Climate Litigation, will be in conversation with 2024 Pulitzer Prize Finalist John Valliant on the implications of the continued use of fossil fuels. Details 👇

Incredible new archival finds by Rebecca John: Big Oil was warned by its *own* front group about global warming in 1955, then told the group to shut up and buried the research. desmog.com/2024/11/12/rev…

Once Upon A Time In LA ... Big Oil Told 70 Years Ago That Fossil Fuel Emission Could Impact 'Civilization' NEW Archival sources reveal story of early front group that went 'rogue' before being pressured back into line by California's oilmen latest ⬇️ desmog.com/2024/11/12/rev…

"Major oil companies, including Shell and precursors to energy giants Chevron, ExxonMobil and BP, were alerted about the planet-warming effects of fossil fuels as early as 1954" writes 𝕯𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖆 𝕹𝖔𝖔𝖗 reporting on documents via DeSmog theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…

Litigation can help ensure a more *just* transition away from fossil fuels. Dr. Juliana Velez Echeverri of Oxford Sustainable Law Programme summarizes the state of just transition litigation: lse.ac.uk/granthaminstit…

This week's readings ... 1. Ben Franta 's Weaponizing Economics doi.org/10.1080/096440… 2. Dr. Steve Keen 's Appallingly Bad doi.org/10.1080/147477… 3. Koeberle et al's Cost of Climate mitigation revisited doi.org/10.1038/s41558… ... and my students are not best pleased.🤣

Excited to announce the public launch of CLARA -- the Climate Accountability Research Assistant: clara-research.com CLARA is an advanced research agent powered by Large Language Models (LLMs). It autonomously formulates multi-step research plans to tackle complex climate