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New youth climate lawsuit launched against UK government on five year anniversary of Paris agreement
“If the wave of litigation and mobilization becomes a tidal wave, from South to North and across the generations, then governments will have no option but to listen.”
Three young British citizens and the climate litigation charity Plan B today announced they are taking legal action against the U.K. government for failing to sufficiently address the climate crisis.
The announcement comes on the five year anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement the international accord intended to limit global temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius and the lawsuit is the latest in a cascade of litigation around the world aimed at holding governments and polluters accountable for fuelling climate change.
A quantum leap for climate action : UK pledges to end support for overseas oil and gas projects
Prime Minister announces UK will cut off all taxpayer support for new overseas oil, gas, and coal projects ahead of COP26, in move that has been applauded by campaigners, economists, and opposition parties
The government has pledged to stop direct financing of overseas fossil fuels projects, bowing to years of pressure from campaigners who have argued the UK s continued financing of oil and gas projects.
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