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Big oil faces a rising number of climate-focused lawsuits, report finds

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Climate-focused lawsuits have nearly tripled since 2015 the year the UN Paris climate agreement was signed.

The largest growth in litigation was in complaints demanding compensation for climate damages, which account for 38% of cases.

Thirty-three such lawsuits have been filed since 2015 , 30 of which were brought since 2017 .

No fossil fuel company has yet been forced to pay climate damages.

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