SF Climate Week 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Suing Big Oil
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Rob Bonta
Attorney General of California
Summary
On behalf of the People of the State of California, Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against five of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, along with the lobbying organization American Petroleum Institute, for willfully misleading the public about climate change.
How big a deal could this lawsuit be?
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