Could better understanding of climate science land more businesses in court?

Michael Holder
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Increased ability to foresee climactic events is in turn heightening the need for businesses and governments to manage risk and harm, according to a new scientific paper

However the White House might choose to spin it, ongoing advances in climate science have vastly improved our understanding of the environment we live in, revealing the true scale of the damage humans...

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