Vancouver gives support to climate class action

摘要

THE city council in Vancouver, British Columbia, narrowly voted last week to help fund a potential lawsuit that its backers say would force major oil companies in Canada to pay their "fair share" of the costs associated with climate change. The council voted six-to-five on a motion to set aside up to C$1.00 per resident, or nearly C$700,000 (US$542,000), to help fund the Sue Big Oil campaign launched in June by the environmental groups West Coast Environmental Law and Georgia Straight Alliance.