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Dear readers,
Welcome to the Climate Weekly newsletter by the Centre for Science and Environment’s Climate Change programme and Down to Earth.
16 youth climate activists won a case against their State, which they suggest caused unreasonable damage to the climate and violated the fundamental constitutional right of the youth plaintiffs to “a clean and healthful environment”. The case took place in the United States, and was filed against the State of Montana, but serves as a precedent for future such lawsuits, writes Khushboo Pareek, Intern with CSE’s Climate Change programme.
The lawsuit challenged certain provisions of the Montana Environmental Policy Act, along with provisions of the state’s energy policy that explicitly barred the State from considering the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions or climate change, both within and beyond the State’s border while reviewing new energy projects. The plaintiffs argued that these provisions enabled the State to extract and promote fossil fuels-based energy systems, severely impacting their health and well-being. Hence, it violated the guarantee provided by the Constitution of Montana to a clean and healthful environment for present and future generations. This use of processes outside the realm of international climate negotiations to demand accountability and attain remedies is crucial. Climate litigation is increasingly used as an alternative forum not only within developed countries but also by individuals from vulnerable countries to demand accountability using the language of liability and compensation against the historical emitters.
Elsewhere, food prices are no longer determined solely by the monsoon, which itself is changing in an era of climate change. CSE’s Electric Mobility team explains what a battery passport is, and why it is important for electric vehicles in India. And you can sign up for CSE’s upcoming training programmes- one for teachers and another on environment data.
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By - Avantika Goswami
Climate Change, CSE
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Pacific Ocean weather patterns are changing — and multi-year El Nino and La Nina may become more common, 24 August 2023
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After 4 years of high-intensity rains, Kerala inching towards drought with 45% deficit rainfall, 23 August 2023
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