Hawaii reaches settlement with youth who sued over climate change

Thirteen children and teens in Hawaii took the state government to court over the threat posed by climate change. Now they're celebrating a settlement that emphasizes a plan to decarbonize Hawaii's transportation system in the next 20 years.It's the latest example of frustrated youth in the United States taking their climate concerns into the courtroom.The settlement reached in Navahine v.

The complaint said that rising sea levels also threatened to put their lands underwater.The settlement's provisions include the establishment of a greenhouse gas reduction plan within one year of the agreement that sets out a road map to decarbonize Hawaii's transportation system in the next 20 years.

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