Why vulnerable countries must take ownership of their skies #climatechange

Vandana Shiva, Hunter Lovins and other campaigners call on governments to create a global trust that would sue polluters for damaging the atmosphere

It's not every day you hear about a group of teenagers taking on a government department in the name of climate change, but that's exactly what happened in Washington State. What's more, the teens won.

The eight young people aged eight to 18 brought a suit against the Washington State Department of Ecology, seeking a carbon emissions rule that protects the atmosphere for their generation and those to come.