Swedish court allows activists to sue state over climate policy

FILE – Climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a demonstration by youth-led organization Aurora, in Stockholm, Sweden, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Writing on cardboard reads in Swedish “Now we sue the State.” A court in Sweden on Tuesday, March 21, 2022 allowed a group of environmental activists, including Greta Thunberg, to file a lawsuit against the Swedish state for what they say is insufficient climate action. (Christine Ohlsson/TT News Agency via AP, File)

A court in Sweden has allowed a group of environmental activists, including Greta Thunberg, to file a lawsuit against the Swedish state for what they say is insufficient action on the climate.

The youth-led initiative Aurora, which is behind the lawsuit, said on its website that “the Swedish state does not treat the climate crisis as a crisis”.