One lawsuit has just helped melt the fossil fuel industry's defence against being held accountable for climate change

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Huaraz is one of many cities in the Andes at risk of flooding as temperatures rise and glaciers melt – Credit: iStock
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Huaraz is one of many cities in the Andes at risk of flooding as temperatures rise and glaciers melt – Credit: iStock

Legal action by a Peruvian farmer has signalled a shift in the global conversation, writes University of Oxford associate professor Benjamin Franta

There was a time when oil and gas companies happily linked themselves to the idea of planet-wide environmental changes. 'Each day Humble supplies enough energy to melt seven million tonnes of glacier!'...

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