US is violating human rights laws by backing fossil fuels, say young activists in new petition

<p>Petition says that US government’s protection of fossil fuel interests has put people in harm’s way</p><p>By continuing to fund and support a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/fossil-fuels">fossil fuel</a>-based energy system, the US is violating <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/international-law">international law</a>, a group of young people have argued to an international human rights body.</p><p>The petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), filed late on Tuesday and shared exclusively with the Guardian, says the government’s actions have violated the petitioners’ human rights.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/25/young-activists-fossil-fuel-petition-us-government">Continue reading...</a>