The Town of Carrboro presented its legal rationale for continuing a 2024 lawsuit against Duke Energy on Thursday, laying out its standing for suing over damage suffered to the town’s infrastructure caused by climate change, about which Carrboro contends the utility company deceived the public.
Deliberations over whether to approve Duke Energy’s motion to dismiss the case took place across five hours in the Wake County Courthouse, with the town and energy corporation’s representation running the legal qualifications and validity of their arguments by Judge Mark A. Davis of North Carolina’s Business Court.
The civil lawsuit, which was filed last December, focuses on Duke Energy’s efforts to promote fossil fuel energy options while downplaying the impact on climate change and convincing the public fossil fuels were safer than alternative energy options.
