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It was simple but strong message — while negotiators made agreements to delay action, island nations in the Pacific such as Tuvalu are sinking in rising seas, and could be swallowed entirely as soon as the end of this century.
But the three activists — Adetola Stephanie Onamade, Marina Tricks and Jerry Amokwandoh, who all in their 20s — and the charity Plan B Earth are trying to challenge that entire concept. The activists have Nigerian and Trinidadian, Mexican, and Ghanaian heritage, respectively, and believe that historical emitters have a duty of care to people, such as their relatives, in the Global South.
“[The court] dismissed the idea that our family life included our family around the world, or our family back home,” Amokwandoh told CNN. “And they were saying that your family can only be limited to the British isles. It’s a colonial mindset.”
Tricks said they are taking particular aim at fossil fuel projects in the pipeline, including a proposed coal mine in northwest England, which is under review, and the exploration of oil in the North Sea.
“We are ultimately being screwed over by the system, by this government, because of its funding of the climate crisis,” Tricks said.
“It’s actively financing extractivist projects that are contaminating our lands, our waters and our air.”
Johnson’s offices did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment on the case and claims. The treasury directed CNN to Kwarteng’s office, which said: “We do not comment on ongoing legal proceedings.”
This kind of litigation is something the UK government, and many around the world, will have to get used to. In a separate case, a number of activists backed by a group called Paid to Pollute will take Johnson’s administration to the High Court on December 8 to block state money flowing into new fossil fuel projects. The group points to billions of pounds that the UK government has spent on oil and gas subsidies since the Paris Agreement in 2015, which committed the world to…
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