On 17 January 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion on the Kelsey Rose Juliana v. United States case filled by 21 young citizens, an environmental organisation and a representative of future generations. By a majority of two judges, the Court dismissed the claim alleging that the government has violated claimants’ constitutional rights to life, liberty, property and the public trust doctrine by permitting, authorising, and subsidising fossil fuel use despite irreversible consequences regarding climate change.
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