ABSTRACT
This chapter considers outcomes and impacts of 81 child/youth-involved climate cases as recorded by the Youth Climate Justice Caselaw Database. Issues are examined such as whether applications were deemed admissible, whether the court granted the sought relief, whether the desired impact was achieved regardless of the outcome of the case, developments in the law resulting from the litigation, and social effects. It is concluded that the contributions of children/youth through climate litigation have caused a shift in the way the climate crisis is addressed in the courts. Their work is causing notable expansions to traditional limits of state responsibility, public participation, and access to justice. The outcomes confirm the position of children and youth as political and legal actors in the fight against climate change.
