South Korean Children Challenge Government on Climate Change Inaction
by One Green Planet
One Green Planet— In a landmark legal battle, South Korea's Constitutional Court recently began deliberations on a case involving 200 plaintiffs.
Los Angeles Times—Lawsuit appears to be in peril for California children harmed by climate change. Eighteen California children who allege the United States' climate policies intentionally discriminate against minors appeared in federal court this week with their landmark lawsuit in jeopardy. The children, ages 8 through 17, sued the U.S. government and the federal Environmental Protection Agency for violating their constitutional rights. Their attorneys claim the nation's environmental policies have allowed dangerous levels of greenhouse gases to be released and accumulate in the atmosphere,...
Dorset Eye—Government suffers "embarrassing defeat" in High Court over its climate change strategy. The High Court has deemed the government’s strategy to meet climate targets and transition to a greener economy unlawful. The activist groups that initiated the lawsuit argued that the plan relied excessively on risky technologies and downplayed the risk of failing to meet targets. Judge Clive Sheldon upheld four of the five grounds presented in […]
The Philippine Star—‘Climate change inaction cost to reach P1.4 trillion by 2030’. The cost of inaction against climate change could reach P1.4 trillion by 2030, or about eight percent of the 2020 gross domestic product, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said yesterd