In the face of irreversible climate tipping points and the failure of statutory law to control carbon dioxide pollution, youth around the world are suing their governments to act before it is too late.
Who: Open to the public
奥丑补迟:听Getches-Wilkinson Center's 2017 Distinguished Lecture听"Atmospheric Trust Litigation: Securing a Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate System"
奥丑别苍:听Wednesday, Sept. 20, 5:30 p.m.
Where:听Wolf Law Building, Wittemyer Courtroom
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The campaign, called Atmospheric Trust Litigation, recently won a landmark ruling from a federal district court declaring a constitutional right to a stable climate system.
Professor Mary Wood, University of Oregon School of Law, will discuss this litigation in the context of climate urgency and the federal government鈥檚 policy to spur production of fossil fuels on Sept. 20 at the Getches-Wilkinson Center's 2017 Distinguished Lecture titled "Atmospheric Trust Litigation: Securing a Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate System."
The award-winning professor originated the legal theory Atmospheric Trust Litigation, and her research is being used in cases brought on behalf of youth throughout the world.听
Wood is the Philip H. Knight Professor of Law at the University of Oregon and the faculty director of the law school's nationally acclaimed听Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center.听She is听the co-author of leading textbooks on public trust law and natural resources law and听a frequent speaker on climate issues,听receiving national and international attention for her sovereign trust approach to global climate policy.
The event is free and open to the public, but you . A reception will follow听at Boettcher Hall.
