Climate change threatens a child’s right to life and states are responsible for “providing a safe and enabling environment and a legal and institutional framework within which children can effectively exercise their rights,” the UN said in a 20-page comment released this week. It’s based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a treaty that has been ratified by every country except the US. It comes after a group of young plaintiffs won their suit saying the state of Montana violated their right to a healthy environment. The Biden administration also faces a federal climate suit filed by young plaintiffs in 2015.