Top Latin American court upholds right to “healthy climate”, urges fossil fuel control

Inter-American Court of Human Rights issues a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, urging states to regulate fossil fuels and corporate emissions
Judge Nancy Hernandez reads the advisory opinion of the Interamerican Court of Human Rights on climate change, during a public hearing at the court's headquarters in Costa Rica.
Judge Nancy Hernandez reads the advisory opinion of the Interamerican Court of Human Rights on climate change, during a public hearing at the court's headquarters in Costa Rica. (Photo: Inter-American Court on Human Rights)

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