This is the story of Sarah Goody, a high school freshman who is striking to bring attention to the climate crisis. Sarah’s story is similar to that of thousands of young people across the planet who are fighting for their futures.

She says: “If these politicians and these leaders aren’t taking action, what are we supposed to do? Stand back and watch our planet just burn? I couldn’t do that.”

We’re at a turning point. The warnings from experts have become increasingly dire, and the devastating impacts of climate change are becoming more visible in every corner of our country and across the world. And we’re running out of time.

These youth leaders are saying “Our house is on fire — let’s act like it.” So, this Friday the 20th, Earthjustice will join young people around the world for the Global Climate Strike to demand bold action on the climate crisis.

And we can’t stop there. It’s time to go Zero to 100 on climate. That means moving as fast as possible to zero emissions and 100% clean energy. Earthjustice and our partners are using the power of the law to stand up to polluters, advance clean energy solutions, protect public health, and fight for justice for the planet and its people.

We have a decade to avoid climate catastrophe. Will you join us?

Jill Tauber, Earthjustice,
Vice President of Litigation for Climate and Energy

Greenhouse effect – Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect

HISTORY —

The existence of the greenhouse effect was argued for by Joseph Fourier in 1824. The argument and the evidence were further strengthened by Claude Pouillet in 1827 and 1838 and reasoned from experimental observations by John Tyndall in 1859, who measured the radiative properties of specific greenhouse gases. The effect was more fully quantified by Svante Arrhenius in 1896, who made the first quantitative prediction of global warming due to a hypothetical doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide. However, the term “greenhouse” was not used to refer to this effect by any of these scientists; the term was first used in this way by Nils Gustaf Ekholm in 1901.