Exhibitor Learning Session

Holding Big Oil & Gas Accountable for Climate Damages in New Jersey

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

12:30pm – 1:20pm EST

Session Produced By: Pay Up Climate Polluters NJ

This session is produced by Pay Up Climate Polluters NJ and is open to all conference delegates. Across the country, 23 municipalities and states have filed suit against Big Oil & Gas for deceiving the public and policymakers about the dangerous climate impacts their products would knowingly cause. As budgets face increasing pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever that already-vulnerable communities do not continue to pay for climate damages on their own. Learn about climate liability litigation as a growing trend and a powerful tool that NJ communities can use to hold polluters accountable, and recover increasing climate change resilience costs.

Speaker(s)

Lauren O'Brien, MA

NJ Director
Pay Up Climate Polluters
New York University
Washington, DC

Handouts
Kip Bateman, J.D.

Senator, NJ-16
New Jersey State Senate
Seton Hall University School of Law
Somerville, NJ
Laurie Huryk, MSN

Councilwoman
Toms River Township
Rutgers School of Nursing
Toms River, NJ
John Weber, BA

Council President
Bradley Beach Borough
University of Richmond
Bradley Beach, NJ