Greta Thunberg set to SUE Sweden for 'insufficient' climate change action
Thunberg is part of a youth-led climate activist group called Aurora.
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Greta Thunberg will sue the Swedish government in a scathing attack on what she has said is “insufficient” action on climate change.
The 20-year-old, along with hundreds of other climate activists was given the green light on putting a class action lawsuit against the Government.
Aurora, the youth-led group behind the lawsuit, said that Sweden’s government “does not treat the climate crisis as a crisis”.
The 600 strong group urged the government to do more to abide by the European Convention on Human Rights and do more to limit global warming by 1.5C.
Thunberg has urged Sweden to cut its emissions.
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It wants the court to decide that Sweden needs to cut emissions by at least 6.5-9.4 million tonnes of CO2 per year, starting from 2019.
Nacka District Court approved the move, saying in a statement: "The district court has today issued a summons in a high-profile class action lawsuit.
"In the case, demands have been made for the district court to determine that the state has an obligation to take certain specified measures to limit climate change."
The court gave the Swedish government three months to respond to the lawsuit but did not say when the suit could be decided.
Thunberg has been appearing more at protests in recent months and is frequently seen being carried away by police.
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It said that it could be heard or settled in writing.
Last year Aurora wrote an open letter to the Swedish government, urging it to “recognise the seriousness of the climate crisis”.
It wrote: "The health and future of the planet, and that of ours, is directly dependent on whether or not our politicians recognise the seriousness of the climate crisis,
“And so Aurora wants to do everything we can to get you to do so.”
Greta Thunberg is carried away by police officers.
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Earlier this month, Thunberg was joined by just nine protesters at a demonstration calling for further protection of forests.
Campaigning outside Parliament House in Stockholm, she made an appearance alongside a small pocket of fellow eco-activists.
Thunberg’s group appear to be the only people within close proximity of the area, with two people nearby appearing to be minding their own business while paying little attention to the protest.