Posted on 10/12/2021 12:26:48 PM PDT by rktman
A United Nations children’s rights panel declined on Monday to rule on a case filed by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who argued that nations harm young people through inaction on global warming.
While governments may be responsible for their policies’ effect on climate change, the UN is unable to issue decisions on such cases, the international body’s Child Rights Committee (CRC) ruled. Plaintiffs may only bring their case before the CRC after they have first exhausted all legal remedies in their own nations.
“Emitting States are responsible for the negative impact of the emissions originating in their territory on the rights of children – even those children who may be located abroad,” CRC member Ann Skelton said in a statement. “The collective nature of the causes of climate change must not absolve a State from its individual responsibility.”
“It is a matter of sufficiently proving that there is a causal link between the harm and the States’ acts or omissions,” she continued.
In 2019, Thunberg and other young climate activists filed a petition with the CRC against Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey. The children argued that the countries were “historic emitters” that hadn’t sufficiently acted to “protect and (fulfill) children’s rights to life, health, and culture.”
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How dare they? If she weren’t underage she’d be hitting the gin pretty hard I imagine, and finding someone to scream at.
“How dare they? If she weren’t underage she’d be hitting the gin pretty hard I imagine, and finding someone to scream at.”
Uh, given how she’s been used, I think she’d have access to gin. And probably does drink.
Shut up and go play with your dolls Greta.
So that’s the PC label now? Youth activists?
I thought it was psychos with a media platform.
United Nations children’s rights panel?
There’s something else that shouldn’t exist.
An odd collection of countries. I notice number 1 polluter China is no where to be found.
Also, this is alarmingly similar to some plot points in Michael Crichton's "State of Fear" work - lawsuits brought just for the sake of publicity and fundraising, not to actually change anything or do anything good.
As South Park’s “Getting Gay With Kids” sang:
You only fight these causes cause caring sells
All you activists can go ___ yourselves!
This chick will be in annoying her whole life. Unless she’s deprogrammed.
Those kids need to lobby the CDC to impose sequestration of CO2 and sanctions on everybody.
The idiots at the UN finally got one thing right.
Go home, Gretnik. Your job here is done. And I do mean job—she’s a paid shill.
I see a suicide in her future...and I’m not talking 40 years from now.
Useful meat puppets like Greta will be found against the wall by the end of the day that the Aktion is complete.
Have the “youth” walk their talk.
1. I promise that I will get to school using only human energy (walk/bike) and not fossil fuel or electric energy.
2. I will demand that classrooms be stripped of air conditioning and heating as its use increases climate change.
3. I will renounce the use of cell phones, computers, laptops, tablets, and other electronics as the mining of the metals used in these products, particularly batteries, increases climate change.
4. I will not buy anything “new” and instead only purchase used items from thrift shops or use hand-me-downs from friends and family.
Funny how our youth seem to talk the most but do the least about their pet issue.
That's all we need. Then we'll have Greta statues alongside all the George Floyd monuments. /s
What is her soros handler going to do now?
Failure to state a case upon which relief may be granted.
Failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
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