Selling us the energy we need to
power our homes, businesses and communities is not unlawful and,
therefore, not a subject for tort liability in any court.
It makes
no sense to spend years of judicial resources on these procedural
rulings when it is abundantly clear that this is a policy issue for
executive or legislative bodies, not courts. In fact, today’s ruling
underscores why the U.S. Supreme Court should hear the climate tort
cases now and resolve them once and for all.
At the end of the
day, mitigating climate change is not about scapegoating others, which
may score political points, but developing the technologies we need to
source and use energy more efficiently. If these California communities
really want to do something about climate change, they should work with
manufacturers on these energy innovations, not waste everyone’s time
with this baseless litigation.”