Sarah Finch: climate activism 'early adopter' behind supreme court win

UK campaigner who fronted lawsuit on future impact of fossil fuel projects says she fears for future despite rulingSarah Finch considers herself an early adopter of environmentalism, even if she is not quite sure what the initial spark was. "I was only ever interested in the environment," she says. "That's all I wanted to do."She never expected her name to become part of legal history. Last week, the supreme court handed down a landmark ruling in a lawsuit that Finch fronted, ruling that the climate impact of burning coal, oil and gas must be taken into account when deciding whether to approve projects. It set an important legal precedent and threw doubt on the approval of new fossil fuel projects in the UK. Continue reading...