In March 2020, 16 young people from across the state of Montana filed a constitutional climate lawsuit against their own state government. Get the details, meet the plaintiffs, etc.
Our Children’s Trust builds its groundbreaking youth-led climate litigation on a foundation of the best available climate science. Learn about the most up-to-date, cutting-edge science and why reducing atmospheric CO2 to below 350 ppm is necessary to restore the Earth’s energy balance and stabilize our climate system.
In a small courtroom in Helena, Montana, ten experts testified—communicating to those in power what science requires to protect the fundamental rights of children. The world listened and learned.