Bar Climate Liability Lawsuits

Lawmakers in multiple states and in Congress are proposing statutes that would prevent private and public climate‑damages lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, mirroring the immunity formerly given to gun manufacturers. Those proposals, together with pending Supreme Court petitions (e.g., Suncor/Exxon v. Boulder) and DOJ/AG signals, would shift accountability away from juries and courts toward legislative protections. — If enacted, these laws would reorganize who bears climate costs and could immunize major polluters, changing incentives for firms, altering funding for adaptation, and constraining legal remedies for communities.