Six young people filed the case against 32 governments in September 2020.
LISBON: Six young people from areas in Portugal ravaged by wildfires and heatwaves took 32 European governments to court today, arguing their failure to act fast enough on climate change is a violation of their human rights.
If the complaint is upheld, it could result in orders from national courts for governments to cut carbon dioxide emissions blamed for climate change faster than currently planned. To show support, people of all ages gathered outside the court holding banners that read “Stand with youth” and “We are rooting for you”.The applicants argue climate change threatens their rights including to life, physical and mental wellbeing.
“Without urgent action to cut emissions, where I live will soon become an unbearable furnace,” another applicant, 20-year-old Martim Agostinho, said in a statement. Liston acknowledged “taking on the legal teams of over 30 very well-resourced countries” would not be easy.
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