Abstract:
This article analyses the protracted climate change case of Juliana v United
States of America. We consider the history of the case as well as the most recent judgment of the Federal Court of Appeals, which seems to be the final judgment in this case
as it is not foreseen that the case will be appealed with any success. The Juliana case provided hope for many people in the United States that the case would be able to succeed
and possibly alter climate change policy in the country. Although the latest judgment
will be disappointing to climate change activists and those affected by climate change,
we agree with the ruling of the majority opinion in the Court of Appeals case and believe
that it is a sound legal decision despite its general disapprobation.
