00:002024 has been a year of climate chaos.
00:02Floods, heatwaves, and wildfires have devastated countries like India, Brazil, and the Philippines,
00:09leaving countless lives shattered.
00:11But here's the question.
00:13Should the polluters who caused this damage pay the price?
00:17Rich countries and fossil fuel giants have historically contributed the most to global emissions.
00:23The U.S. alone has racked up $1.9 trillion in climate damages since 1990.
00:30Yet, it's the world's most vulnerable nations footing the bill for disasters they didn't create.
00:36Change is happening.
00:37Vermont has passed a law holding oil and gas companies financially accountable for their share of climate impacts.
00:43And lawsuits worldwide are using groundbreaking science to make polluters pay billions.
00:49Imagine the possibilities.
00:51Funds from polluters rebuilding homes, restoring ecosystems, and driving clean energy transitions.
00:58This could be the lifeline vulnerable nations desperately need.
01:02But will it ever be enough to reverse the damage?
01:04Some costs, like lost lives and ancestral lands, can never be repaid.
01:09Yet, making polluters pay could pave the way for global climate justice.
01:14What's your take?
01:15Should polluters foot the bill?
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