Report: 5th Oral Argument Held on Jan 8, 2026
On 8 January, the fifth oral argument for the Youth Climate Case was held at Nagoya District Court, where two plaintiffs and the legal team presented their statements. As with the previous four [...]
Report: 4th Oral Argument Held on September 17, 2025 – joined by Former Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Michael Wilson
On 17 September, the fourth oral argument for the Youth Climate Case was held at Nagoya District Court, where two plaintiffs and the legal team presented their statements. Once again, the [...]
News Letter No.05 Has Been Released!
Youth Climate Case Japan News Letter No.5 has been released. Download PDF from here (Japanese).
News Letter No.04 Has Been Released!
Youth Climate Case Japan News Letter No.4 has been released. Download PDF from here (Japanese).
News Letter No.03 Has Been Released!
Youth Climate Case Japan News Letter No.3 has been released. Download PDF from here (Japanese).
News Letter No.02 Has Been Released!
Youth Climate Case Japan News Letter No.2 has been released. Download PDF from here (Japanese).
News Letter No.01 Has Been Released!
Youth Climate Case Japan News Letter No.1 has been released. Download PDF from here (Japanese).
【Press Release 】～Youth Climate Case Japan for Tomorrow / Future ～ Sixteen Youth across Japan Filed Case Against Thermal Power Generators claiming for reduction of CO2 Emissions
August 6, 2024 Attorneys for Youth Climate Case Today, 16 young people from Japan nationwide, from Hokkaido to Kyushu, filed a case in the Nagoya District Court against 10 thermal power [...]
Website launched
On August 6, 16 youths in Japan asked the court to require the country’s ten major electric utilities (which account for about 30% of Japan’s CO2 emissions) to reduce their emissions to at least [...]