Climate Change Case Draws Crowds to South Korea's Constitutional Court
Young activists have gathered at South Korea's constitutional court as it hears a case against the government over climate change.
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00:00 Young activists have gathered at South Korea's constitutional court as it hears a case against the government over climate change.
00:07 The activists filed a lawsuit alleging that the government failed to protect them by not doing enough to address the climate crisis.
00:13 Similar lawsuits are taking place in Australia, Brazil and Peru.
00:17 Those came after Europe's Human Rights Court ruled that the Swiss government's inaction in combating climate change violated its citizens' rights.
00:24 The South Korean case is Asia's first climate-related litigation of its kind and includes petitions from children and infants.