Mission
OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST EMPOWERS YOUTH TO SECURE THEIR RIGHTS TO LIFE AND A LIVABLE CLIMATE IN COURTS AROUND THE WORLD, ENSHRINE THE BEST SCIENCE IN LAW, AND COMPEL GOVERNMENT ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR FUTURES. WE REPRESENT YOUNG PEOPLE IN STATE, FEDERAL, AND INTERNATIONAL COURTS, SETTING PRECEDENTS AS JUDGES INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZE GOVERNMENTS' DUTY TO PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR PLAINTIFFS CHALLENGED TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS, ENERGY AGENCIES, AND FOSSIL FUEL PROMOTING UTILITY SYSTEMS WHILE SUPPORTING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. WE'RE USING CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL TACTICS TO PURSUE CONSTITUTIONAL PRECEDENT THAT TRANSCENDS POLITICS - CREATING RIPPLES THAT RESHAPE CLIMATE JUSTICE AND COMPEL ACTION NATIONWIDE.