Im suing the U.S. government for causing the climate change crisis, and I'm 22.

My name is Kelsey Juliana and Im suing the United States government for causing and accelerating the climate change crisis. Im 22 years old and Ive been a climate activist for more than half of my life.

I know that young people like me, and others who have yet to be born, have a right to a safe climate system. The constitution guarantees all Americans the right to life, liberty, and property. But how is anyone supposed to live a life of freedom amid a climate crisis? My own government is violating my constitutional rights by its ongoing and deliberate actions that cause climate change and its not right.

I, along with 20 other young people from around the country, filed a lawsuit against the federal government in 2015, called Juliana v. United States.

Were not asking for money. Instead, were asking the court to order the government to develop and implement a National Climate Recovery Plan based on the best available science.

This plan should end the reign of fossil fuels and quickly decarbonize our atmosphere so that we can stabilize our climate system before its too late.

The longer we go without climate recovery, the more we risk allowing our climate to spiral completely out of control.

And the climate is spiraling out of control, no matter how many politicians claim were experiencing normal fluctuations or, worse, a hoax. All of the expert witnesses in our lawsuit say that we are currentlyalreadyin the danger zone and an emergency situation with only 1C of planetary heating. Read the rest