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Suing to Save the Planet, and How Climate Activism Got a Bad Rap

2023/9/22
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Brooke Gladstone
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Leah Sottile
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Rebecca Leber
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Brooke Gladstone: 本期节目探讨了气候变化诉讼、智库对气候活动家舆论的影响以及激进环保主义的复杂性。气候变化诉讼成为一种新兴策略，旨在让责任方为气候危机买单，并将肇事者与受影响的人们联系起来。一些智库网络试图将公众舆论导向反对气候活动家，传播企业想宣传但又不想与之关联的信息。上世纪90年代和21世纪初，激进的气候活动家被视为主要的国内恐怖威胁，尽管他们没有造成任何人员伤亡。 Rebecca Leber: 气候诉讼数量不断增加，且影响范围广泛，从美国针对大型石油公司的诉讼到全球南方国家提出的气候诉讼，它们关注的焦点各不相同，但相互影响，并可能对气候变化的报道和公众认知产生影响。大型石油公司面临的诉讼，指控其隐瞒化石燃料对环境的风险，并以利润优先于地球健康。气候诉讼数量激增，2023年已超过2180起，是2017年的两倍多。这些诉讼不仅在美国，也在世界各地出现，其中全球南方国家的诉讼数量也在增加。 Amy Westervelt: 全球智库网络（如Atlas Network）通过影响政治家和媒体塑造公众对气候活动家的认知，将他们描绘成危险和极端分子，从而阻碍气候行动。这些智库传播企业想宣传但又不想与之关联的信息，例如将气候活动家与恐怖组织相提并论。这种策略在德国等国家对气候抗议活动造成了负面影响，导致抗议者面临更严厉的法律制裁。 Leah Sottile: 上世纪90年代和21世纪初，激进的气候组织（如地球解放阵线）的行动被政府定性为恐怖主义，这与当时的政治环境和对恐怖主义的定义有关，但这些行动并未造成人员伤亡。政府对这些组织的打压，与911事件后反恐形势加剧有关。尽管这些组织的行动具有争议性，但他们所关注的环境问题如今已成为主流共识。

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California is suing Big Oil for deception about the climate crisis, part of a rising strategy to hold those most responsible accountable. This includes more than two dozen U.S. cities and states filing suit against Big Oil, reflecting a growing reliance on legal action to address climate issues.

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Thousands of protesters descended on New York as the United Nations convened its Climate Summit. On this week’s On the Media, hear how Big Oil is being taken to court for lying to the public about fossil fuels. Plus, a look at a global network of think tanks that’s been vilifying climate activism for decades. 

  1. Rebecca Leber [@rebleber)], senior climate reporter at Vox, on why some climate activists are turning to lawsuits to make change. Listen).

  2. Amy Westervelt [@amywestervelt)], host and producer of the podcast Drilled), on how a network of think tanks is shaping perceptions of peaceful climate activism as dangerous and extreme. Listen).

  3. Leah Sottile [@Leah_Sottile)], extremism reporter and the host of the podcast Burn Wild), on how eco-terrorism became security priority for the U.S. government. Listen).

 

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