Aurora is in the Supreme Court!
In April 2024, the Supreme Court of Sweden decided that it will hear a sub-question in the Aurora case. Aurora, the state and the district court have agreed to put the question to the Supreme Court, and now it is clear that the Supreme Court will answer it.
The question is whether it is possible to pursue a climate case like Aurora's in Swedish courts. The Supreme Court's answer to the question will be crucial for people's ability to demand that those in power respect their human rights and take the climate action they have promised to take.
Read moreAurora is a youth-led group that is now suing the Swedish government in a public court because they do not treat the climate crisis as a crisis.
The Swedish state does not treat the climate crisis as a crisis. They have set climate targets that exclude the majority of our emissions and which are far from ambitious enough for Sweden to do its fair share of the global emission reductions required to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. The targets also fail to protect vital ecosystems. And the inadequate climate targets are not even being met.
Aurora states that for us children and young people, the rights to life, health, home and property guaranteed to us by Articles 2, 3, 8, 14 of the European Convention and Article 1 of the First Additional Protocol are endangered by the climate crisis. We in Aurora hold the state responsible for their lack of climate action. Through litigation, we are ensuring that the state respects human rights.
Litigation is unfortunately very expensive. We therefore need all the financial support we can get to be able to follow through with this process to completion. Feel free to donate to our fundraiser, and spread the word. Together we make the change we want to see!
How can you support Aurora? Read here!
What does Aurora want? Read here!
What does the scientific support for Aurora's process look like? Read here!
What does the legal argument look like? Read here!
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