The court case is the first of its kind in Sweden, and follows similar lawsuits in Germany and the Netherlands.It has been filed by 636 children and young .
"Sweden has never treated the climate crisis like a crisis,” said Anton Foley, spokesman of the youth-led initiative Aurora, which prepared and filed the lawsuit. "Sweden is failing in its responsibility and breaking the law.”
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