{
  "id": 14697677,
  "title": "Why is Shell facing lawsuits over climate disasters in Brazil and the Philippines?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/why-is-shell-facing-lawsuits-over-climate-disasters-in-brazil-and-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/10/15/why-is-shell-facing-lawsuits-over-climate-disasters-in-brazil-and-the-philippines/239225"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shell, the British energy giant, is facing lawsuits in Brazil and the Philippines over climate disasters. In Brazil, a typhoon in 2024 caused widespread destruction, killing nearly 200 people and displacing half a million. The Brazilian NGO Instituto Preservar, along with federal prosecutors, filed a lawsuit seeking US$108 million in compensation, arguing that Shell is responsible for 2.02% of global carbon dioxide emissions and thus 2% of the 12% increase in rainfall intensity caused by climate change. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, survivors of Typhoon Rai in 2021 filed a lawsuit in the UK against Shell, citing its historical carbon emissions and the link between those emissions and global warming. The plaintiffs also argue that Shell's past acknowledgement of fossil fuels' role in global warming establishes negligence under Philippine law. Shell has not yet responded to the Brazilian lawsuit but denied the suggestion that it has unique knowledge about climate change in its response to the Philippine case. These lawsuits are seen as test cases to determine the viability of holding major companies accountable for specific climate-related damages.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON, Oct 15 — A typhoon in the Philippines and flooding in Brazil. Twice in less than a year, British energ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Shell faces lawsuits in Brazil and Philippines over climate disasters.",
    "Brazil typhoon in 2024 killed 200, displaced 500,000.",
    "Philippines Typhoon Rai survivors sue Shell in UK."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}