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January 17, 2025

Climate Activists Tell Oil Cos to "Pay Up" for L.A. Wildfires as Guterres Slams Fossil Fuel Industry
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On Thursday, dozens of climate activists with the Sunrise Movement held
a protest outside a Phillips 66 terminal in Los Angeles, demanding oil
companies "pay up" for the wildfires and other climate catastrophes.
Last year, oil and gas interests successfully campaigned to kill a
California bill that would have forced polluters to help cover the cost
of climate disasters.

Meanwhile, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has blamed the fossil
fuel industry for the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, linking them
to the broader climate crisis, in a speech to the General Assembly
Wednesday.

Secretary-General António Guterres: "Look no further than the hills of
Los Angeles. It has gone from the home of disaster movies to a scene of
disaster. Who pays the price for climate destruction around the world?
Not the fossil fuel industry, pocketing profits and taxpayer subsidies
as their products wreak havoc. Every people suffer."



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