“In the first ruling of its kind [in the US], a Montana state court decided Monday in favor of young people who alleged the state violated their right to a “clean and healthful environment” by promoting the use of fossil fuels.”
This is the hope I needed to feel today. The kids are alright 🙏
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/14/youths-win-montana-climate-trial/#
We have hope too ❤️
Our Welsh government in the Senedd passed a “Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act” in 2015 and it’s being implemented now 🏴
https://www.gov.wales/well-being-of-future-generations-wales
In September 2022, the Welsh government published a report on the…
“Wellbeing of Wales, 2022: children and young people’s wellbeing”.
Isn't just amazing ❤️
Sorry, but I don't, but it should be available on the Scottish government website?
Oh! It seems where we go, Scotland follows:
https://www.scotlandfutureforum.org/governing-now-for-future-generations/
And England may follow (although I wouldn't hold my breath on that one!)::
https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/what-is-the-future-generations-bill/
The difficulty that Scotland and Wales have (Northern Ireland too, once Stormont is back running internal affairs) is that our governments have to exist on the handouts from Westminster laid out in the Barnett Formula. Although Scotland does have some tax revenue generating powers 🤔
"...if Wales’ budget had kept pace with the growth in the economy since 2010-11, it would be £3.5bn (or 15%) higher by next fiscal year."
https://nation.cymru/opinion/drakefords-final-act-budget-warfare-and-the-search-for-a-successor/
Chris Carter Mark Drakeford, Wales’ First Minister for five years, has announced he will not continue past the next Welsh Parliament election in 2027. His time in office has been rocky to say the least. It was not an easy road. Guiding Wales through the Coronavirus Pandemic and, along with his Health Minister Vaughan Gething, […]
@kuraun Montana has the most extractable coal in the US and they have never *denied* a permit to extract more coal. Yes, coal. For starters, this could provide legal grounds to start denying permits.
More importantly, the ruling sets a precedent where oil drilling and other things might get challenged on a similar legal ground such as, oh you know, *gestures to everything on fire*
Kumar McMillan
Jayne 
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