Increasingly, legal courts have become the battleground in the fight for a climate-positive future. In the last two decades, 320 cases around the world have been litigated on behalf of regular citizens that have framed climate change as a human rights issue. Activists are finding the legal path to be a useful tool for holding governments and corporations—as the source of most of emissions—accountable for the impacts of climate change.
In this episode of Against All Odds, César Rodríguez-Garavito, Chair of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU School of Law, details groundbreaking victories in climate litigation and law, highlighting the inspiring, long-term work of activists ranging from European grandmothers to Indigenous youth.
Find out more about César’s work at NYU Law’s More Than Human Life (MOTH) Project here: https://mothrights.org
Against All Odds is a series where leading experts illuminate the latest trends and developments affecting our planet. Each episode features an expert who, though specific and local examples, offers a comprehensive global perspective on pressing environmental topics.
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Banner image: César Rodríguez-Garavito, Chair of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU School of Law. Image ©Carmen Hilbert.
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