Court Mandates: A New Wave of Climate Litigation
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has called on states to collaborate in reducing emissions, emphasizing the need for regulation of corporate emissions and setting realistic goals based on scientific evidence. This advisory opinion joins a global movement where courts are urged to enforce stronger climate actions.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued a significant advisory opinion mandating that states work together to curb emissions and safeguard the environment, as part of ongoing efforts to combat climate change.
The opinion, requested by Colombia and Chile, extends the court's jurisdiction over 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, emphasizing the need for governments to monitor corporate emissions and establish emissions targets anchored in the best available science.
This ruling contributes to a burgeoning global trend of climate litigation, where judicial bodies are pressed to take definitive actions against climate inaction, mirroring cases in Europe and South Korea, with a major ruling expected from the United Nations court in response to Vanuatu's appeal.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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