US judge rejects climate change lawsuit against oil majors

A US judge has thrown out a case brought against major oil companies on climate change.

US judge disallows climate change was against oil majors.

The city councils of both San Francisco and Oakland had sought damages against some of the world’s largest oil companies for their role in global warming.

Attorneys for the cities argued that Chevron, Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, BP and Royal Dutch Shell had long known that their actions were leading to climate change and actively engaged in a misinformation campaign.

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