Law
Climate Change as a Human Rights Violation
Quick fact
In 2019, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands upheld a ruling that required the Dutch government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% from 1990 levels by 2020, citing a human rights obligation.
Why this is interesting
What if melting glaciers and scorching heatwaves could be argued in court as a violation of your fundamental rights? Surprisingly, this is no longer just a hypothetical.