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Teenagers Are Winning Climate Fights One Court Case at a Time

After leading mass demonstrations, young people everywhere are suing countries and companies over their failure to address global warming

Supporters of the Fridays for Future climate movement gather outside the Chancellery in Berlin on May 12, where earlier in the day the government cabinet met to agree on amendments to Germany's climate protection law.

Supporters of the Fridays for Future climate movement gather outside the Chancellery in Berlin on May 12, where earlier in the day the government cabinet met to agree on amendments to Germany's climate protection law.

Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

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Whatsapp chat rooms and Telegram channels across Germany lit up in the early hours of April 29. Young people frantically exchanged messages in a tone that went from disbelief to surprise to euphoria.