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Mexican Court to Hear Youths' Climate Change Case Against Government

Reuters

   MEXICO CITY - A Mexican court will later this week hear a case brought
   on by 15 young people demanding the government of President Andres
   Manuel Lopez Obrador set out clear policies on climate change,
   documents show.

   Lopez Obrador is under increased pressure to help mitigate the effects
   of climate change.

   The plaintiffs from the state Baja California filed a legal stay of
   proceedings, known locally as amparo, before a district court in
   administrative matters, several documents related to the case show.

   In it, the youths, aged 17 to 23, demand clearer regulations and public
   policies derived from the country's existing General Law on Climate
   Change and the Mexican constitution, the documents showed.

   All ofthe documents, which have not been made public, were provided by
   a representative of the plaintiffs.

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