Are climate rights human rights?

Are human beings entitled to a safe and healthful climate? One judge in Montana earlier this week ruled yes. What do you think?

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When we discuss climate rights are we also discussing human rights, or something else? Can and should governments and businesses across the globe be held accountable in courtrooms for climate change, or climate rights? Or is climate change, and or climate rights, something that can’t be litigated effectively?

Read today’s post, take a moment to reflect, then leave a comment to start a meaningful dialogue centered around this topic. Also, feel free to use one or both of today’s writing prompts at the bottom of the post to kickstart your critical thinking and or creative writing for the day. Now is the ideal time to take a moment and consider what climate change and climate rights are, and what we should and can do next.