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People hold signs during the press conference outside of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, August 29, 2024
SOUTH KOREA’S Constitutional Court ordered the government to back its climate goals today with more concrete plans for action through 2049 in a victory for campaigners.
The court, which weighs the constitutionality of laws, issued the assessment while ruling on four climate cases raised by 255 plaintiffs, including many who were children or teenagers when their complaints were filed against the government in 2020.
“Today’s ruling confirms that climate change is an issue related to our fundamental rights and everyone has a right to be safe from climate change,” Sejong Youn, one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs, said.
The future does not have to be climate chaos and social breakdown. MARC VANDEPITTE looks at the alternatives offered by the Global Justice Report, co-authored by Thomas Piketty
Coal-fired stoves in traditional homes are the primary source of extreme levels of air pollution in over-crowded Ulaanbaatar. As more people become climate-displaced, the situation is likely to worsen, write SCIENCE AND SOCIETY