Will polluting companies pay for their destruction?

[buddhallah_the_christ]

"According to the consensus of climate scientists, they know we can emit 565 more gigatons of carbon dioxide and stay below 2°C of warming".
Will the major polluting companies/industry/governments be held liable when tipping points are reached for not acting and implicating action about reducing emissions? Clearly these corporations are putting the global community at risk to make easy money . They can not deny the facts and therefore should be held accountable for their destruction.
What are your thoughts?

 

[ScienceRocks]

I think every companies that pollutes should be fined up their ass.

 

[Teddy Pollins]

They should be, it seems however that the governments of the world are backing the awful companies. A global class action lawsuit sounds wonderful but I don't think its feasible in any real legal sense. Money have real value and those bandits know it.

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - purt soon ain't gonna be air to breathe, den we all gonna die...

Report Ties Air Pollution to 6.5 Million Deaths Globally
June 27, 2016 — The International Energy Agency says each year about 6.5 million deaths worldwide are linked to air pollution and warns that the number will grow unless the energy sector steps up its efforts to slash emissions.

In the agency's first report on the subject, the IEA projected Monday that premature deaths from outdoor air pollution would rise to 4.5 million by 2040, from 3 million today, while premature deaths from household air pollution would drop to 3 million from 3.5 million.

Schoolchildren wear masks to filter out particulate matter in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China​

However, the report said a 7 percent increase in investments in clean-burning cook stoves, cleaner fuels and other measures by 2040 could result in sharp health improvements.

Outdoor air pollution comes mainly from power plants, factories and cars while household pollution stems from dirty cook stoves, primarily in developing countries.

Report Ties Air Pollution to 6.5 Million Deaths Globally

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Air pollution to kill millions more without energy policy change: IEA
June 27, 2016 - Premature deaths from air pollution will continue to rise to 2040 unless changes are made to the way the world uses and produces energy, the International Energy Agency said on Monday.

Around 6.5 million deaths globally are attributed each year to poor air quality inside and outside, making it the world's fourth-largest threat to human health, behind high blood pressure, dietary risks and smoking. Harmful pollutants such as particulate matter - which can contain acids, metals, soil and dust particles - sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, are responsible for the most widespread effects of air pollution. Tiny particulate matter can cause lung cancer, strokes and heart disease over the long term, as well as trigger symptoms such as heart attacks that kill more rapidly. The release of these pollutants is mainly due to the unregulated or inefficient production and use of energy, the IEA said in a special report on energy and air pollution.

Without action, annual premature deaths attributable to outdoor air pollution will increase to 4.5 million in 2040 from around 3 million currently. Premature deaths due to household air pollution however, should fall to 2.9 million from 3.5 million. Asia will account for almost 90 percent of the rise in deaths. Even though global emissions are forecast to decline overall to 2040, existing and planned energy policies will not be enough to improve air quality, the report said. Harmful greenhouse gas emissions should continue to fall in industrialized countries and recent signs of decline in China should continue, but emissions are set to rise in India, southeast Asia and Africa as energy demand growth dwarfs efforts to improve air quality.

The IEA said increasing total energy investment by 7 percent, or $4.7 trillion, to 2040 could help ensure premature deaths from outdoor pollution fall to 2.8 million and from household air pollution to 1.3 million. "This is completely peanuts. With a seven percent increase you can save over three million lives," IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol told reporters in London. New energy and air quality policies will also deliver cleaner air. Each country needs to have a credible, long-term air quality goal, the report said. There should be a package of measures for the energy sector such as fitting coal-fired power plants with scrubbers; more use of renewable energy; increased energy efficiency and emissions control, it said.

Air pollution to kill millions more without energy policy change: IEA

 

[Old Rocks]

"According to the consensus of climate scientists, they know we can emit 565 more gigatons of carbon dioxide and stay below 2°C of warming".
Will the major polluting companies/industry/governments be held liable when tipping points are reached for not acting and implicating action about reducing emissions? Clearly these corporations are putting the global community at risk to make easy money . They can not deny the facts and therefore should be held accountable for their destruction.
What are your thoughts?

I say that the scientists saying that are full of shit. The effects are already pushing us near that 'limit'. Actually, that is just considering our emissions. Not factored in is the feedbacks from permafrost and warming clathrates in the ocean.