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"In an historic settlement of a climate change lawsuit brought by 13 children
and young activists in 2022, the Hawaiian department of transport agreed on
Thursday to decarbonise its transport sector with a goal of reaching zero
emissions by 2045.
Hawaii was already aiming for carbon neutrality by 2045, which means balancing
the carbon emitted into the atmosphere by capturing or offsetting it. But this
settlement forces the department to go further by halting carbon emissions
altogether.
The settlement has been hailed as groundbreaking. “[This] is the world’s first
youth-led constitutional climate case addressing climate pollution from the
transportation sector,” said Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental law
organisation, after the settlement was announced.
Hearings for the case were due to begin on Monday next week, but will no longer
go ahead."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
