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Japanese youth sue utilities over climate impact

Tuesday 29 Oct 24 11:30am

Image: Taro Ohtani on Unsplash

A group of 16 Japanese young people is suing utility firms over their carbon emissions, in the latest case worldwide of activists using courts to press for action on climate change.

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