Shell is now the target of two lawsuits that try to connect specific extreme weather events to the company's historic carbon emissions. In Brazil, plaintiffs are seeking $108 million for catastrophic flooding in 2024, using an attribution study that says climate change intensified the rainfall by 12 percent. They argue Shell's share of global emissions, about 2 percent, should cover a proportional part of that damage. A separate case in the UK, filed by Typhoon Rai survivors from the Philippines, claims Shell knew about climate risks as far back as the 1960s and misled the public. Both cases rely on attribution science and corporate records to establish negligence. Legal experts say these are test cases that could open the door to more lawsuits against other carbon majors if successful.
