Gen Z In Action: 16-Year-Old Sues Government Over Climate Change
How will Gen Z impact your business today, tomorrow, and in ten years?
In our Gen Z 2025: The Final Generation report, we introduce you to an environmentally-conscious generation acutely aware that climate change is seriously affecting our planet. And they're not afraid to roll their sleeves up and do something about it.Take 16-year-old Victoria Barrett, who is one of a group of plaintiffs from Our Children's Trust, ages eight and 19, putting together lawsuits and petitions against the U.S. government for contributing to global warming, which will affect their generation greatly. The lawsuit claims "that approval of fossil fuel development has violated the fundamental right of citizens to be free from government actions that harm life, liberty and property."In an interview with Vice, Barrett explains that at this point, saving the planet is not only about individual change. "We need policy change." 16-year-olds recognizing that it's not enough to align yourself with a movement, but that you need to hook up with the legal system? Welcome to Gen Z.
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