Implications of [the Sharma] case are already significant. They show young people, determined to fight for action on climate, will continue to find new ways to hold powerful people to account.
Laura Schuijers, The Conversation
O’Donnell v the Commonwealth could fundamentally alter the way national governments and corporations approach climate-related financial disclosures.
The High Court in Canberra will hear the largest constitutional stoush in 25 years.
[Joshua Ross] is protesting disclosures by AGL and its board about the energy giant’s proposed demerger in court, arguing they may not properly represent the risks for investors and more information should be released.
McVeigh’s case, which has resulted in Rest committing to a net zero carbon footprint by 2050 and a suite of short-term measures, is one of the most significant climate litigation outcomes in Australia to date.
I’m 23, I look to the future and I can definitely see that climate change is here and is going to get worse. It’s time the government told the public about the impact climate change will have on our future and the economy.
Katta O’Donnell, The Guardian
Carbon emissions have no boundaries. Once the coal is burned, the carbon emissions rise up into the atmosphere. They affect every single person in the world.
Anj Sharma, The Drum
“It is difficult to characterise in a single phrase the devastation that the plausible evidence presented in the proceeding forecasts for the Children…It will largely be inflicted by the inaction of this generation of adults, in what might fairly be described as the greatest inter-generational injustice ever inflicted by one generation of humans upon the next.”
Justice Bromberg, Sharma v Minister for the Environment
“This tax, in my mind, is a roadblock to reducing emissions and getting better air quality.”
Kathleen Davies, The Guardian
Ms O’Donnell, 23, is leading a class action lawsuit that … accuses the Australian government … and treasury of breaching its duty by not disclosing the risks of global warming and their material impacts on investors. It is the first time, experts say, that such a case has been brought against a sovereign nation.
It was immediately obvious that this was groundbreaking. This is Mabo for the climate.
Dr Chris McGrath, The Monthly
