Energy produced from fossil fuels – coal, natural gas, and oil – is a leading contributor to climate change. The burning of fossil-fuels also releases toxins that pose serious health and environmental risks to local communities.
As public harms continue to mount from the extraction and burning of fossil fuels, the reality of destructive climate change becomes inescapable, and the viability of coal, a cornerstone fuel of our 20th century economy, begins to erode, now is a key moment for energy investors and the public at large to press companies to act proactively for a clean and sustainable energy future.