Vermont has become the first state in the nation to pass a 'polluter pays' climate law, known as the Climate Superfund Act. The legislation, passed by a Democratic legislature and assented to by a Republican governor, will use attribution science to hold oil, gas, and coal companies accountable for damages associated with their emissions. The law aims to fund climate-adaptive infrastructure projects by imposing fees on fossil-fuel producers. This first-of-its-kind measure is expected to generate billions in revenue to address climate change damage, particularly in a state increasingly affected by extreme precipitation events in New England.
In a pioneering measure to hold companies responsible for environmental damage, Vermont has officially become the first state to make oil and gas giants shell out billions in climate change damage by law. https://t.co/uGHZAlVzbc
I'm told there might be other news happening, but Vermont's first-in-the-nation Climate Change Superfund just became law. Passed by a Democratic legislature, assented to by a Republican governor. New York should follow their lead to make Big Oil & Gas pay for the mess they made. https://t.co/zcG3Qd0vQW
Flood-wracked Vermont becomes first state in the nation to pass a "polluter pays" climate law--we'll be sending a bill to Big Oil for climate damage!!! Thanks to@VPIRG and everyone else who fought to make this happen!
Flood-racked Vermont becomes first state in the nation to pass a "polluter pays" climate law--we'll be sending a bill to Big Oil for climate damage!!! Thanks to @VPIRG and everyone else who fought to make this happen!
Recently, Vermont lawmakers voted to assess a fee on fossil-fuel producers to pay for “climate-adaptive” infrastructure projects in the state. If it succeeds, Vermont’s climate superfund will be the first of its kind in the nation. https://t.co/uMaaZM3ZBq
As the world warms, more and more of New England’s rain is falling in extreme precipitation “events.” Now Vermont lawmakers are proposing a “superfund” to pay for protective infrastructures by imposing fees on fossil-fuel producers. https://t.co/qnfFazTHoo
Vermont's “Climate Superfund Act” would use attribution science to force oil, gas and coal companies to cover damages associated with their emissions https://t.co/36WoCxwh3x