Dutch Supreme Court ruling: protection against climate change is a human right

Netherlands’ Supreme Court upholds landmark ruling in Urgenda v. the Netherlands, announcing its decision that governments have a human rights duty to protect their citizens from climate change — the first case in the world in which a national court issued a specific order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to a government on the basis of human rights.

https://www.brightvibes.com/dutch-supreme-court-ruling-protection-against-climate-change-is-a-human-right/