Opinion: UN Expert on Climate Change and Human Rights Sees ‘Crucial and Urgent Demand’ to Clarify Governments’ Obligations

UN Expert on Climate Change and Human Rights Sees ‘Crucial and Urgent Demand’ to Clarify Governments’ Obligations - Inside Climate News “The world hasn’t been making progress on this fast enough.” Elisa Morgera’s role is to get countries thinking about, and acting on, the many human rights consequences of the climate crisis. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

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As climate impacts speed up, understanding the toll they’re having on basic human rights—including the rights to life and health—is imperative for making public policy and providing redress for harms, legal experts say.

The field of human rights and climate change is, much like the climate crisis itself, complex. Not all people are similarly affected....