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Reclaiming the future Climate change Climate change has highlighted the duty of current generations to those who come after us. Philipa Duthie explores some of the lessons we can learn from indigenous cultures and new moves to deliver intergenerational justice. Australia recently witnessed a watershed moment in the campaign for intergenerational justice. Eight teenagers led a landmark class action seeking an injunction against the expansion of a coalmine in Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia. They argued it would “endanger their future” by contributing to ecological breakdown and that Australia’s Federal Environment Minister had a duty of care to protect young people against future environmental risks. The teenagers are among a growing number of young people using litigation to force action on the climate crisis.

Torres straitNew zealandUnited kingdomNew south walesRiley thoroldYolngu mathaZena cumpstonSophie howeRoman krznaricAdanna shalloweGreta thunbergPope francisThomas jeffersonEuropean courtFederal environment ministerHuman rights