About Aurora
Aurora is a youth-led association with the goal of getting the Swedish state to take sufficient climate action. The climate crisis must be treated as the crisis it is.
Aurora uses law as a tool for systems transformations towards Earth system justice. The association is bringing Sweden's first, systemic, human rights-based climate case against the state, to get the state to stop destabilising the climate. Aurora also raises awareness about and mobilise for the enormous societal change that are necessary to mitigate the planetary emergency. Aurora is politically and religiously independent.
Litigation
Aurora's legal work is a collaboration between our legal counsel Anna Rogalska Hedlund and Sweden's Environmental Association of Law, an association that provides free legal advice to the environmental and climate justice movement, and other experienced legal advisors. Read more and access legal documents here!
Similar lawsuits have been won abroad. In the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, for example, activists have sued the state for insufficient climate action - and won. Read more here.
Science
The global climate science is clear: we are living in a climate crisis, and transformative action is needed now to prevent climate collapses. Sweden's climate action is far from sufficient to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Aurora is advised by a large group of climate scientists with a wide range of expertise, who ensure that Aurora's case rests on a strong scientific basis. Read more about this scientific basis here!
Structure
Aurora is a non-profit association. Membership is granted after participating in a general meeting – open digital meetings that take place every Monday evening. Anyone under the age of 36 can become a member, and anyone over the age of 36 can become a supporting member.
Aurora has a board that is elected by the annual meeting and decides on the association's formal matters. It consists of six young activists. Before the board makes a decision, it must consult the general meeting.
The association also has a coordinator group, which is elected by the members and makes decisions about Aurora's daily work with, for example, media, lectures, social media, fundraising, and collaborations. The group consists of seven young activists.
Some of Aurora's work is carried out in various working groups, which deal with issues such as fundraising, social media, and lectures. All members and working groups are expected to work in accordance with the statutes voted on by the annual meeting.
Almost all of Aurora's work is done digitally. This means that you can get involved no matter where you are.
Contact us
If you want to get in touch with us, please send an email to
info@auroramalet.se
If you have specific questions regarding legal work, science, media, financing, collaborations, or lectures/panel discussions, please send an email to