# 42 - Climate change and class actions: Environmental advocacy in Australian courts
Jun 25, 2021•7 min
Episode description
At the end of last month, a defining moment occurred in Australian
litigation: a group of teenagers sued the Australian environment minister.
Why?
They alleged that he had failed to protect young people from the climate change impacts of a coal mine project.
In fact, climate litigation in Australian courts has been steadily increasing in the last few years.
Law graduates Emma Jagot and William Wade discuss:
- The outcome of this case
- Another prominent climate case brought against a superannuation company
- What both matters mean for environmental advocacy
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