Portuguese youth launch world's largest climate legal action

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Six young people are preparing to take 32 European nations to court to try to force them to do more to reduce their emissions. The claimants from Portugal, who are aged between 11 and 24, say they were driven to act after wildfires in their country in 2017 that killed more than 100 people. What's…

Six young people are preparing to take 32 European nations to court to try to force them to do more to reduce their emissions. The claimants from Portugal, who are aged between 11 and 24, say they were driven to act after wildfires in their country in 2017 that killed more than 100 people. What's been described as the world's largest climate legal action coincides with calls from the International Energy Agency for a significant reduction in fossil fuel use.

The agency says record growth in clean energy technology means it's still possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Mr Birol says that out of all clean energy sources, the one which has seen the most significant growth is solar energy. Mr Birol says all developed nations that have set their net zero targets for 2050, will need to bring them forward.

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