As the fossil fuel industry and its political allies ramp up attempts to shut down climate liability initiatives in the United States, large carbon-emitting companies are facing mounting legal claims in Europe from individuals on the frontlines of the worsening climate crisis.

Two new climate liability actions have been announced recently against major fossil fuel and cement companies demanding they pay damages to survivors of extreme weather disasters that have devastated communities in the Global South over the past few years.

Filipino citizens who suffered personal losses and damage during Typhoon Odette in 2021 initiated legal action on Oct. 23 against the oil major Shell, which has generated over 41 billion metric tons of carbon pollution since the late nineteenth century.

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