Youth-led climate case in the European Court of Human Rights makes important progress!

The short news article I linked below begins with this paragraph:

What has been described as possibly “the most important case ever tried by the European Court of Human Rights” cleared a significant hurdle Monday when the international body ordered more than 30 European governments to respond to a historic youth-led lawsuit seeking to force political leaders to take ambitious action against the existential climate emergency.

 

Later paragraphs say:

Citing the “importance and urgency of the issues raised,” the European Court of Human Rights granted the youth-led case priority status, a move the plaintiffs and their supporters celebrated as a crucial victory.

“As only a tiny minority of cases filed with the European Court of Human Rights are fast-tracked and communicated this development is highly significant,

 

Here is the article:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/30/highly-significant-victory-european-human-rights-court-green-lights-youth-climate