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Prosecuting Climate Homicide: Voters Support Holding Fossil Fuel Giants Legally Accountable for Climate Change [1]

['Lew Blank']

Date: 2024-06-11

After answering this statement, respondents were re-asked whether they support or oppose the proposal from legal groups seeking to bring criminal charges against the fossil fuel industry to hold it accountable for deaths caused by its contributions to climate change. The results remain similar to the previous question about legal accountability, with 69% of Democrats, 55% of Black voters, and 55% of voters under 45 in support.

These survey results indicate that voters are well aware of the negative impacts that the fossil fuel industry has had — and continues to have — on the environment and human health. As climate change only continues to worsen, Americans appear to be warming up to the idea of filing criminal charges against the fossil fuel industry to hold it accountable for deaths caused by climate change.

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[1] Url: https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/6/11/prosecuting-climate-homicide-voters-support-holding-fossil-fuel-giants-legally-accountable-for-climate-change

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