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# The true cost of climate pollution? 44% of corporate profits.
- URL: https://werd.io/the-true-cost-of-climate-pollution-44-25-of-corporate-profits/
- Published: 2023-08-28T12:44:02.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-28T12:44:02.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

I’m surprised that mandatory disclosure of carbon emissions isn’t widespread - it does seem like the prerequisite to making any change. And yeah, these companies should pay. And be forced to reduce their emissions. And be fined heavily, and prosecuted, when they don’t. [#Climate](https://werd.io/tag/Climate)

\[[Link](https://grist.org/economics/true-cost-carbon-pollution-half-of-corporate-profits-climate/)\]