The climate crisis meets Congress and the courts
Juliana v. United States: Teens’ Lawsuit Battling Climate Change Wins Victory over Justice Department | Huffpost“A group of young people argue that federal support for fossil fuel industries violates their right to life.” A presentation about this case was featured in tUrn Fall 2019. Author: Mary Papenfuss, published March 9, 2018
Juliana v. United States: Children Standing at the Crossroads | Civil Notion
An update on where this landmark case stands, five years since it was first filed. Author: Joel B. Stronberg, published February 14, 2021
“Exercising my ‘reasoned judgment,’ I have no doubt that the right to a climate system capable of sustaining human life is fundamental to a free and ordered society.” –US District Judge Ann Aiken
- The Green New Deal | Sunrise Movement
A website from the youth-led organization, Sunrise Movement, with information, resources, and next steps for making the Green New Deal a reality.
"Who's Afraid of the Green New Deal? | The Intercept
“A new report from the Public Accountability Initiative tracks the bipartisan consensus in opposition to the Green New Deal.” Author: Kate Aronoff, published February 28, 2019
Video: The Rights of Nature, A Global Movement (Feature Documentary) | Issac Goeckeritz“Western views and the legal system tend to view nature as property, and as a resource from which wealth is extracted, a commodity whose only value is to provide for human needs. But for millennia indigenous communities have viewed themselves as part of nature. As pressures on ecosystems mount and as conventional laws seem increasingly inadequate to address environmental degradation, communities, cities, regions and countries around the world are turning to a new legal strategy known as The Rights of Nature.” [52:43]
En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator | Climate Interactive“En-ROADS is a global climate simulator that allows users to explore the impact of roughly 30 policies—such as electrifying transport, pricing carbon, and improving agricultural practices—on hundreds of factors like energy prices, temperature, air quality, and sea level rise.”
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