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Fossil fuel companies caused $28 trillion in climate damage, study finds. These 5 are tied to the most harm.

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Study: Heat caused by emissions from 111 fossil fuel companies cost an estimated $28 trillion between 1991 and 2020 .
Study presents a peer-reviewed method for tying emissions to specific climate harms.
A third of the total cost was attributed to five companies, which can be tied to more than $9 trillion in climate damage.
"We argue that the scientific case for climate liability is closed," study's authors say.
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