Court Declares Right to Healthy Climate

La Fortuna, Costa Rica. Photo by Etienne Delorieux on Unsplash.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued a decision establishing a right to a healthy climate and finding that states have an obligation to take emission-reducing actions. 

For details: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/07/04/top-latin-american-court-iachr-healthy-climate-fossil-fuel-litigation-advisory-opinion/ 

For context: https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/climate-litigation-more-often-reaching-the-highest-courts-around-the-world-report-finds/