Battling teenage activists in a court in Oregon over their claim that perpetuating systems contributing to the climate crisis violates their constitutional right to an environment free from climate catastrophe, government lawyers have not disputed the science but “have instead argued that the court does not have the legal authority to tell the federal government what to do about climate change, and that a trial would be too burdensome. They have also argued that Americans don’t have a right to ‘a climate capable of sustaining human life’ .” (UK Guardian, June 4). Let that sink in.
Battling teenage activists in a court in Oregon over their claim that perpetuating systems contributing to the climate crisis violates their constitutional right to an environment free from climate catastrophe, government lawyers have not disputed the science but “have instead argued that the court does not have the legal authority to tell the federal government what to do about climate change, and that a trial would be too burdensome. They have also argued that Americans don’t have a right to ‘a climate capable of sustaining human life’ .” (UK Guardian, June 4). Let that sink in.