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:
To support or get involved, visit ourchildrenstrust.org.
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 here.
Legal cases are driving changes around the world. In 2017, 23-year-old student Mark Leigh took his Australian superannuation (pension) fund to courtover their lack of transparency on how they were investing and protecting his money from climate risk.

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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Unfucking the Future takes us on an environmental journey with our knowledgeable guide, scientist Chris Turney, to expose the consequences of our actions and share the solutions.  We go from the downright scary reality of our planet today to common–sense ideas about what we can do to save it.

Unfucking the Future takes us on an environmental journey with our knowledgeable guide, scientist Chris Turney, to expose the consequences of our actions and share the solutions.  We go from the downright scary reality of our planet today to common–sense ideas about what we can do to save it.

Unf*cking the Future

Suing Your Government with Our Children's Trust

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