David Wallace-Wells' (The Uninhabitable Earth) Twitter page linked this story today which, according to Richard Hall of independent.co.uk, "offers a troubling glimpse into a future where only the wealthy are equipped to escape the effects of climate change."
Regarding climate injustice against the young and unborn, judges Murguia, Hurwitz, and Staton have not ruled on the June 4, 2019 case 18-36082 Kelsey Rose Juliana v. USA (Children's Trust Climate Lawsuit Permission to Proceed to Trial Against USA) even though it has been about nine weeks and The New Yorker reported on June 15, 2019 in "The Right to a Stable Climate Is the Constitutional Question of the Twenty-first Century," "The judges will take a few weeks to issue their decision." Judges, the world is waiting.
Zoe Sayler at grist.org wrote a good overview of the case July 22, 2019 and noted "It’s looking pretty good for the kids right now — courts typically allow reasonable cases to go to trial, so parties can present their full slate of legal claims, according to University of Oregon environmental law professor Mary Wood."
In a related matter, Ann Carlson, Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law at UCLA School of Law and faculty co-director of UCLA Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment, has a great op-ed in the August 12, 2019 Los Angeles Times, "Op-Ed: Why Big Oil fears being put on trial for climate change." Her article notes "A recent study by the Center for Climate Integrity found that coastal communities in the U.S. must spend upwards of $400 billion at a minimum in the next five to 10 years alone to protect property from sea level rise."
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