Canadian Youth Climate Trial Against Government Begins

• Fifteen Canadian youth are suing the federal government for failing to address climate change.
• The trial is considered one of the most consequential climate cases to reach trial globally.
• Canada could experience 5 degrees Celsius of warming under current emissions trajectories, according to a government report.
• The trial begins as Canada rolls back climate policies.
• The case stems from severe flooding in Calgary in June 2013, affecting plaintiff Sadie Vipond.