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Make Polluters Pay
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- 1Calls for Australia to make polluters pay as COP31 co-host●As COP31 co-host, Australia should make its polluters pay for climate damage
Australia is set to co-host COP31, and commentators are urging the government to use that role to hold major polluters financially responsible for climate damage. The argument is that presiding over the UN climate talks gives Canberra both the influence and the obligation to push for stronger polluter-pays measures on the international stage.
- 2Second Decision Blocks New York Climate Superfund Act▼Second Decision to Block New York Climate Change Superfund Act Issued
A second decision has been issued blocking New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, the state law that would require large fossil fuel companies to pay into a fund covering climate adaptation costs. The ruling marks another legal setback for the measure, which was intended to make polluters financially responsible for climate damages in New York. Observers are watching closely, as the outcome could influence similar climate superfund laws in other states.