Six young activists devote years to climate fight with 32 governments. Now comes their day in court
Six young activists devote years to climate fight with 32 governments. Now comes their day in court

apnews.com Six young activists devote years to climate fight with 32 governments. Now comes their day in court
Six Portuguese children and young adults are set to take 32 European governments to court Wednesday for what they say is a failure to adequately address human-caused climate change in a violation of their human rights.

COSTA DA CAPARICA, Portugal (AP) — Sofia Oliveira was 12 years old when catastrophic wildfires in central Portugal killed more than 100 people in 2017. She “felt it was now or never to raise our voices” as her country appeared to be in the grip of deadly human-caused climate change.