SMOKE AND FUMES
THE LEGAL AND EVIDENTIARY BASIS FOR
HOLDING BIG OIL ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE
CLIMATE CRISIS
“He who can but does not prevent, sins.”
–Antoine Loysel, 1607
“Victory Will Be Achieved When…Average citizens ‘understand’ (recognize)
uncertainties in climate science; recognition of uncertainties becomes part of the
‘conventional wisdom’ [and]…Those promoting the Kyoto treaty on the basis of
extant science appear to be out of touch with reality.”
–American Petroleum Institute, 1998
NOVEMBER 2017