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\"dsc_0147-copy\"How lawyers and judges are helping curb climate change<\/h2>\n
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Citizens and activist groups have begun taking governments to court to force them to take action against climate change. After all, contributing to global warming \u2013 or doing too little to limit it \u2013 means contributing to the violation of human rights, like the right to food and a safe environment.<\/em><\/p>\n

The most successful case so far has been the environmental organization Urgenda\u2019s lawsuit against the Dutch state in 2015. The judge ruled the government was doing too little to prevent hazardous climate change and had to step up its efforts to cut emissions to protect citizens.<\/em><\/p>\n

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In the U.S., similar cases have been filed against various states on behalf of children, and others are under way in Belgium and elsewhere. The common refrain in these complaints: it\u2019s not fair to wreck the climate in a few generations for all those to come.<\/em><\/p>\n

https:\/\/thecorrespondent.com\/5462\/climate-change-is-unjust-can-the-courts-do-something-about-that\/601961558-50c6bc58<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

https:\/\/www.ourchildrenstrust.org\/state-legal-actions\/<\/a>\u00a0 Here in the US! The last hope against Pruitt and cronies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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And this from today’s NYT:\u00a0http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/12\/09\/opinion\/trump-and-pruitt-will-make-america-gasp-again.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-2&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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