In a landmark legal victory, young climate activists, represented by Our Children's Trust, won the first-ever constitutional climate trial in the U.S.. In Montana v. Held, the court declared the state's laws promoting fossil fuels were unconstitutional. One of the plaintiffs, Claire Vlases, and a lawyer who fought the case join Chris to discuss the landmark legal victory and the need for systemic solutions to address climate change.Show notes from Chris:
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<li>To support or get involved, visit <a href="http://ourchildrenstrust.org/">ourchildrenstrust.org</a>.</li>
<li>Joana Setzer and Catherine Higham at the London School of Economics produce a fabulous report each year on “Global trends in climate change litigation." The 2023 snapshot can be found <a href="https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Global_trends_in_climate_change_litigation_2023_snapshot.pdf">here</a>.</li>
<li>Legal cases are driving changes around the world. In 2017, 23-year-old student Mark Leigh <a href="https://envirojustice.org.au/legal-work/climate-justice/rest-superannuation-climate-case/">took his Australian superannuation (pension) fund to court</a>over their lack of transparency on how they were investing and protecting his money from climate risk.</li>
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