Hawaii reaches pathbreaking climate settlement with children
by Stephanie Hanes
Jun 21, 2024
2 minutes
In a groundbreaking legal agreement, Hawaii’s government yesterday acknowledged young people’s right to a stable climate and agreed to eliminate emissions from its transportation sector by 2045.
The lawsuit by 13 young people from across the Hawaiian Islands was the world’s first youth-led case that mounted a constitutional challenge to climate
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