# @chapelboronews on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-03-19T15:26:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chapelboro.com (@chapelboronews) — https://gondola.cc/chapelboronews

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The Duke Energy Corporation filed a motion to dismiss a Town of Carrboro lawsuit against it in Orange County on Monday, the first legal response by the energy giant since the case regarding its role in climate change was filed in December.

The measure, filed with the Orange County Superior Court, argues Carrboro’s civil lawsuit exceeds the local government’s authority by seeking to reshape energy policy decision that Duke Energy maintains it lawfully followed, and the town lacks standing under North Carolina’s common tort law to bring claims harm from global climate change.

“All agree that addressing climate change is important,” reads the introduction of the energy company’s motion. “Duke Energy supports addressing climate change, but it must be done in a manner that accounts for many complexities and balances factors reserved for policymaking, not litigation. Carrboro is, respectfully, outside its lane, and this Court must dismiss the Complaint in its entirety for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”

Carrboro filed the lawsuit on Dec. 4 after approval of the legal action by its town council the night before. The litigation claims Duke Energy — which is the third largest corporate source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. — knew of the risks caused by burning fossil fuels for energy and “mislead the public about its climate harms,” claiming its government and residents suffered harm from the ongoing effects of climate change caused partially by those emissions. Carrboro’s measure also claims Duke Energy’s public relations tactics specifically led to the public’s “deception” regarding the drivers of climate change and deliberately promoted slower transitions to renewable energy methods despite the harm done by the current energy methods. The advocacy nonprofit NC WARN is covering the costs of the town’s lawsuit and shared an alert about Duke Energy’s filing of the motion to dismiss on Monday.

Full story on Chapelboro.com.
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