'A wake-up call': why this student is suing the government over the financial risks of climate change
- Written by Jacqueline Peel, Professor of Environmental and Climate Law, University of Melbourne

As the world warms, the value of “safe” investments might be at risk from inadequate climate change policies. This prospect is raised by a world-first climate change case, filed in the federal court last week.
Katta O’Donnell – a 23-year-old law student from Melbourne – is suing the Australian government...