A judge is considering Duke Energy’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by the town of Carrboro.
The town filed suit last December, claiming the utility giant engaged in a public deception campaign for decades to dismiss concerns around climate change, all while allegedly knowing how burning fossil fuels would cause a climate crisis.
“(Duke’s) deception campaign caused a doubling down on fossil fuels, (which) caused a delay to renewable energy, (which) caused climate change impacts that Carrboro (is now facing),” said Matthew Quinn, an attorney representing the town of Carrboro. “Because of Duke’s deceptive conduct, it made (the climate crisis) much, much worse.”
