Cara Horowitz

Executive Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law

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Co-executive director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA

Cara Horowitz on KCRW

Nearly 200 countries agreed on Wednesday to adopt a plan to combat climate change that would move away from fossil fuels and invest more in renewable energy.

‘Historic’ COP28 deal: What’s in it, and does it matter?

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The complaint says oil and gas executives have known about the dangers of fossil fuels for decades, and that they’ve intentionally suppressed that information.

California sues big oil companies, alleging decades of deceit

The complaint says oil and gas executives have known about the dangers of fossil fuels for decades, and that they’ve intentionally suppressed that information.

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