TOKYO -- A group of 16 Japanese young people will sue some of Japan's biggest utilities in court proceedings starting next week to argue that youth has a fundamental human right to be protected from extreme weather and other long-term damage caused by climate change.
More people around the world are looking to courts to order governments and companies to take action against global warming, arguing they have a fundamental right to be protected from climate change. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images)
Policy Asia
Japan group sues utilities, claiming climate inaction violates human rights
Country's first youth-led climate litigation comes as regional, global cases multiply
Read Next
Latest on Policy Asia
