Lucknow-born Anjali Sharma of Indian origin has become a topic of discussion in Australia these days. The reason behind this is that Anjali’s court case, which she did against the government there for the future harm to children due to climate change. The Federal Court, while giving its verdict in this case, said that it is the responsibility of the government to take care of protecting children from any future harm due to climate change. After this, the Australian government has made preparations to challenge this decision.
In May this year, Anjali Sharma, a 17-year-old Indian-origin high school student from Melbourne, and seven more teenage environmentalists led a legal battle against the Australian government. Anjali was born in Lucknow, but she has been living in Australia since she was 10 months old.
According to local media reports, Anjali and her colleagues had argued that due to continuous carbon emissions in the environment, by the end of this century, there will be severe forest fires, floods, storms, disease, economic loss and even That a death-like situation will arise.
He urged the court to restrain Environment Minister Susan Lee from approving a proposal to expand the Vickery coal mine in northern New South Wales.
Justice Mordecai Bromberg, however, approved the expansion of the coal mine project.
He had also said in his decision that the responsibility of the government to take care of protecting children from any future harm due to climate change. The decision has been seen as a significant victory for teenagers and climate activists around the world.
The Australian government on Monday launched its legal challenge to a decision regarding the responsibility of care to protect children from future harm from climate change.
A report in the Sydney Morning Herald said that for Sharma, it was a concern for the environment, his family and future generations, that fueled his legal charge against the Australian government.
Growing up, Anjali heard about global warming and decided to learn more by watching YouTube videos, the report said.
“Growing up in Australia, I consider myself really lucky,” she said. Anjali was quoted as saying in the report, “I got an education that helped me understand what was really happening.”
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