The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act, introduced as SB 684 (Menjivar) in the Senate and AB 1243 (Addis) in the Assembly, would ensure that polluters pay their fair share for the climate damage they have caused in California.
The firestorm in Los Angeles is only the latest in a string of unprecedented climate disasters that are a direct consequence of Big Oil’s actions. The LA fires are estimated to cost at least $250 billion, officially making them the costliest climate disaster in U.S. history. Yet corporate polluters like Chevron, Exxon, and Shell who are responsible for this crisis haven’t paid a dime.
California taxpayers are facing an unprecedented financial burden from the climate crisis. Communities are shouldering unaffordable insurance rates, housing costs, property taxes, utility bills, and medical and health expenses. Unless something changes, Californians will continue to suffer the burden of escalating, multibillion-dollar costs. Meanwhile, Big Oil has been reporting record profits in the billions over the past few years.
The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act identifies and assesses a fee on the world’s largest fossil fuel polluters, proportional to their emissions since 1990, which is decades after their own scientists warned them of the dire consequences their products would inflict on humanity.
The climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis. A small number of the world’s largest corporations have emitted the bulk of the global pollution, raking in billions in profits while we all pay the price. It’s time to make polluters pay.
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