Prosecuting Big Oil for Climate Homicide

"Climate change is not a tragedy, it’s a crime.” Could this increasingly common refrain among climate activists be more than just a slogan? Years of reporting show that fossil fuel companies knew their contributions to, in their own words, “catastrophic” climate change. Instead of changing their business models or alerting the public about this existential threat, these companies funded multi-million dollar disinformation campaigns to block responses that would curb their dangerous but highly profitable conduct. They made trillions of dollars from their deception, while people, communities, and nations around the world pay an increasingly devastating price. Could these acts constitute criminal violations? Should Big Oil be prosecuted? Join legal experts, practitioners, and activists for a panel discussion of these timely questions of climate accountability, hosted by the NYU Environmental Law Society. The panel will feature attorneys from Public Citizen and will be moderated by Melina Evelyn De Bona, adjunct clinical professor and litigation associate at the Earth Rights Advocacy Clinic.