Activists take court action against Boris Johnson over climate crisis
by Tom Ambrose from Environment | The Guardian on (#5SBCZ)
Three people claim government is breaching right to life and family life by not doing what is needed to prevent disaster
Three young people are taking legal action against the prime minister, accusing him of breaching his legal obligations to take practical and effective measures" to tackle the climate crisis.
In a high court hearing in London on Thursday, Adetola Onamade, 24, Jerry Amokwandoh, 22, and Marina Tricks, 20, claimed the government was breaching their rights under the Human Rights Act to life and to family life by failing to do what was necessary to avert environmental disaster.
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