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Nature Study Ties 180 Fossil-Fuel and Cement Producers to Heatwave Intensification Worldwide
- A 2025 study published in Nature linked 213 heat waves worldwide from 2000 to 2023 to emissions from fossil fuel and cement producers.
- Researchers at ETH Zurich led by Yann Quilcaille conducted the study to quantify how carbon majors contributed to heat wave intensity and likelihood.
- The study determined that emissions from 180 major carbon-emitting companies, with the 14 largest firms alone responsible for a significant portion, accounted for roughly 50 percent of the rise in heat wave intensity since preindustrial times.
- Yann Quilcaille explained that any emissions released have helped drive the increase in extreme heat, with the intensity of heat waves rising by more than 1.7°C between 2010 and 2019.
- This research supports ongoing litigation efforts to hold fossil fuel companies accountable and highlights the need for urgent fossil fuel phase-out to mitigate worsening heat waves.
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'Time to Make Polluters Pay': Study Ties Fossil Fuel Pollution Directly to Deadly Heatwaves
A study establishing how carbon majors "contributed substantially to the occurrence of heatwaves" is fueling fresh calls for fossil fuel giants to pay for the deadly impacts of their products.
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