Sue for the Climate: Will a Dutch Court Kickstart a Wave of Action?

By Nick Meynen, Common Dreams

In 2011, the Dutch attorney and author of Revolution Justified published on why and how to sue the Dutch government for failing to combat climate change; a year later, the nonprofit Urgenda and 886 citizens said sure, let’s do that. The rest is for the history books—and June 24, 2015 will appear there in bold type.