Our Children's Trust
Our Children's Trust is a nonprofit organization advocating for urgent emissions reductions on behalf of youth and future generations, who have the most to lose if emissions are not reduced. OCT is spearheading the international human rights and environmental TRUST Campaign to compel governments to safeguard the atmosphere as a "public trust" resource. We use law, film, and media to elevate their compelling voices. Our ultimate goal is for governments to adopt and implement enforceable science-based Climate Recovery Plans with annual emissions reductions to return to an atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration of 350 ppm.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Friday, April 29, 2016 Youths Secure Second Win In Washington State Climate Lawsuit Today, in a surprise ruling from the bench in the critical climate case brought by youths against the State of Washington's Department of Ecology (“Ecology”), King County Superior Court Judge Hollis Hill ordered Ecology to promulgate an emissions reduction rule by the end of 2016 and make... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, April 08, 2016 Federal Court Affirms Constitutional Rights of Kids in Landmark Climate Case On April 8, 2016, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin of the federal District Court in Eugene, OR, decided in favor of 21 young Plaintiffs, and Dr. James Hansen on behalf of future generations, in their landmark constitutional climate change case brought against the federal government and the... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, March 09, 2016 Judge to Hear Oral Arguments for Federal Constitutional Climate Case The hearing will be before Judge Coffin in federal district court in Oregon on Wednesday, March 9, as the youth and their attorneys argue against the effort by the U.S. government and fossil fuel industry to dismiss their constitutional case. On this momentous day, the claims of the youth... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Prominent Catholic Groups File Amicus Brief In Support of Youth’s Landmark Constitutional Climate On Friday, the Center for Earth Jurisprudence, on behalf of the Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM) and the Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR) filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the constitutional climate change lawsuit brought by 21 young plaintiffs from across America. The... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, January 14, 2016 Fossil Fuel Industry Becomes Named Defendant in Youths' Landmark Constitutional Climate Lawsuit On January 13, 2016, Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin of the federal District Court in Oregon granted defendant status to three trade associations, representing nearly all of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies. The three associations had moved to intervene in the constitutional climate change... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, January 05, 2016 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to Hear Youth’s Climate Change Lawsuit WHAT : The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral argument in the important climate change case, Kain et al. v. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, brought by four inspiring youth plaintiffs, Conservation Law Foundation, and Mass Energy Consumers Alliance against the... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, December 07, 2015 Young Plaintiffs Vigorously Oppose Fossil Fuel Industry’s Attempt to Intervene in Constitutional Climate Lawsuit 21 young people from around the country are working to keep the world’s largest fossil fuel companies from intervening in their constitutional climate change lawsuit. Last week, the youth opposed the industry’s proposal to intervene as defendants in their case. The proposed interveners are trade... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, October 30, 2015 Hearing in Youth’s Landmark Climate Change Lawsuit WHAT: Judge Hollis Hill will hear oral argument in the important case brought by seven young Washingtonians to address Washington Department of Ecology’s persistent refusal to set science-based carbon pollution limits. WHEN: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Court hearing begins at 8:30 a.m. ; please... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Oral Arguments for Youth’s Climate Change Lawsuit are Postponed After Kate Brown Takes Over as Governor of Oregon New Oregon Governor Kate Brown, who recently took the oath of office following John Kitzhaber’s resignation, has requested a delay in a landmark climate change lawsuit brought by two Oregon teenagers. An important court hearing in the case has been rescheduled from its original date of March 13 to... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, February 24, 2015 12-Year-Old Takes North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission to Court Over Climate Change Yesterday, in North Carolina Superior Court in Wake County, 12-year-old Hallie Turner appealed a decision by North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission rejecting her climate change petition for rulemaking. Last December, Hallie submitted her petition to the Environmental Management... Read more |