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Climate Change as a Human Rights Violation

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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.