<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article analyses the protracted climate change case of Juliana v United States of America. We consider the history of the case as well as the most recent judgment of the Federal Court of Appeals, which seems to be the final judgment in this case as it is not foreseen that the case will be appealed with any success. The Juliana case provided hope for many people in the United States that the case would be able to succeed and possibly alter climate change policy in the country. Although the latest judgment will be disappointing to climate change activists and those affected by climate change, we agree with the ruling of the majority opinion in the Court of Appeals case and believe that it is a sound legal decision despite its general disapprobation.</p></abstract>

This article analyses the protracted climate change case of Juliana v United States of America. We consider the history of the case as well as the most recent judgment of the Federal Court of Appeals, which seems to be the final judgment in this case as it is not foreseen that the case will be appealed with any success. The Juliana case provided hope for many people in the United States that the case would be able to succeed and possibly alter climate change policy in the country. Although the latest judgment will be disappointing to climate change activists and those affected by climate change, we agree with the ruling of the majority opinion in the Court of Appeals case and believe that it is a sound legal decision despite its general disapprobation.

Juliana v United States of America: The Final Frontier for Climate Litigation in America?

International and Comparative Law Review

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This article analyses the protracted climate change case of Juliana v United States of America. We consider the history of the case as well as the most recent...

Juliana v United States of America: The Final Frontier for Climate Litigation in America?

Published Online: Oct 14, 2020

Page range: 7 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2020-0001

Keywords
Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Juliana v United States, Climate Change Litigation, Youth Plaintiffs

© 2020 Yolandi Meyer et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Juliana v United States of America: The Final Frontier for Climate Litigation in America?

Published Online: Oct 14, 2020

Page range: 7 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2020-0001

KeywordsClimate Change, Fossil Fuels, Juliana v United States, Climate Change Litigation, Youth Plaintiffs

© 2020 Yolandi Meyer et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Juliana v United States, Climate Change Litigation, Youth Plaintiffs