Litigating our way out of climate change
Future Tense
English - January 16, 2022 01:30 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Responses to climate change are often marked by frustration as much as fear. Those seeking to end our fossil-fuel dependency are increasingly turning to litigation to force the hands of companies and governments - often on human rights grounds. But do the courts have a legitimate role to play in leading the way? Or is this a form of judicial activism?