February 11, 2025: Judge Grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

Judge Fitzgerald granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the case, disregarding key evidence, ignoring climate evidence, and testimony from a Nobel Laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz who clearly stated that the government’s discounting practices—policies that devalue the future health and well-being of young people—are exacerbating the climate crisis and disproportionately harming children. 

Fitzgerald’s ruling also ignored expert testimony from Dr. Elizabeth Pinsky, who told the court that, “Though both adults and children can be affected by climate change, children are distinctly more vulnerable to life-long consequences for their physical and mental health in terms of both severity and duration. . . . The collective adult abdication of responsibility for their well-being inflicts a unique injury during this period of immaturity.” 

Read the press release here.