Youth Participation in Climate Litigation | YEE Webinar

What is climate change litigation? 💥☄️🚨 Litigation is becoming an important part of efforts to combat climate change, prompted by the growing public awareness and frustration about the slow pace of government action. Join our webinar on “Youth Participation in Climate Litigation” and learn how to take your government to the court for climate inaction🌎🔥

Do you want to learn more about climate litigation and the role of youth in recent cases? Join us for the upcoming YEE webinar that brings together young people involved in different ways in legal actions or campaigns as a way to increase action to fight against the climate crisis.

When? Friday 28 May, 16:30-18:00 CEST

How? Zoom/Facebook Live

Who?

Linus Steimetz, Fridays for Future Germany – Claimant in the DE constitutional court case

Lea Nesheim, Deputy chair of Nature and Youth, Norway – involved in the People vs Arctic Oil case in front of the Norwegian Supreme Court

Jule Schnakenberg, World Youth for Climate Justice – involved in a campaign to obtain an Advisory Opinion on human rights and climate change from the International Court of Justice

You will learn from their practical experience and we engage in an interesting discussion on their path, the challenges they faced, their ways of getting support, and the opportunities they foresee in environmental and climate law – don’t miss it!