Climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined hundreds of other young plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Swedish government over the country’s alleged inaction on the issue of climate change.
The lawsuit joins Thunberg, 19, with more than 600 others who say Sweden’s climate policies have violated the Constitution along with the European Convention on Human Rights, Bloomberg reported it.
“The Swedish state fails to fulfill its constitutional obligation to promote sustainable development that leads to a good environment for present and future generations,” the group that organized the lawsuit said in a statement.
Thunberg took to Twitter to say that Black Friday was the “perfect day” to sue the state for “its insufficient climate policies.”
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends the ”Europe Climate Strike” demonstration in Brussels, Belgium
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“Today Black Friday is the perfect day to sue the state for its insufficient climate policies. So that’s what we did,” said Thunberg, one of the world’s most recognizable climate activists.
“See you in court,” he added.
Another activist, Ida Edling, said Sweden “is pursuing a climate policy and research is very clear it will contribute to a climate disaster in the future”.
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Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg attends a climate rally in Vancouver, British Columbia
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The Swedish parliament decided in 2017 that by 2045 the Scandinavian country will have net zero emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and have 100% renewable energy.
However, activists in Sweden say the country should do more.
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Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson speaks at a digital press conference
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“The Swedish state has never treated the climate crisis for what it is, and the new government has clearly signaled that it won’t either,” said Anton Foley, a 20-year-old plaintiff in the case. .
Climate activists have launched numerous lawsuits against governments and companies in recent years, with mixed success.
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In one of the most high-profile cases, Germany’s supreme court ruled last year that the government had to adjust its climate targets to avoid placing undue burdens on young people. The German government has reacted by bringing forward its “net zero” emissions target by five years to 2045 and setting more ambitious short- and medium-term steps to achieve that goal.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
