CHR-NI-2016-0001 Supplementary Memorandum by Resource Person, Katherine Lofts adaptation action points. The court also ordered the creation of a Climate Change Commission composed of representatives of key ministries, NGOs, and technical experts to assist the court in monitoring the government's progress in implementing the Framework. (7) Juliana v. United States Filing date: 2015 Status: Stay lifted; awaiting new trial date Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the District of Oregon Twenty-one individual youth plaintiffs, along with the nonprofit organization Earth Guardians, and Dr. James Hansen (acting as guardian for future generations), filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Oregon against the United States, the president, and various federal officials and agencies. The plaintiffs allege that by allowing fossil fuel production, consumption, and combustion at dangerous levels, with full appreciation of the results of their actions, defendants have violated their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property. In particular, the plaintiffs allege that defendants have violated the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment, and the equal protection principles embedded in the Fifth Amendment, have infringed the unenumerated rights under the Ninth Amendment, and have violated the public trust doctrine. The plaintiffs ask the court to order the defendants to swiftly phase down CO2 emissions aimed at atmospheric CO2 concentrations that are no more than 350 ppm by 2100, to develop a national plan to restore Earth’s energy balance, and to implement that national plan so as to stabilize the climate system. (8) Ali v. Federation of Pakistan Date: 2016 Reporter information: Constitutional Petition No. ___ / I of 2016 Status: Judgment pending Jurisdictions: Pakistan (Punjab, Lahore High Court) This challenge against the federal government of Pakistan and the Province of Sindh was filed in the name of a youth petitioner in the city of Karachi. It alleges that environmental degradation from the burning of coal to generate electricity constitutes a violation of the constitutionally protected fundamental rights of the petitioner and of the future generations of Pakistan, including the right to life, as well as a violation of the Public Trust Doctrine as it relates to Pakistan’s atmosphere and climate. The Petition alleges that the government of Pakistan is responsible for a range of acts and omissions, including the approval of a plan to develop coal fields in the Thar desert region, which would dramatically increase the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Petition draws on Pakistan’s National Climate Change Policy of 2012 and its Framework for Implementation of Climate Change Policy to demonstrate that the government has acknowledged the reality and consequences of climate change. (9) Union of Swiss Senior Women for Climate Protection v. Swiss Federal Council Filing Date: 2016 4