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The role of litigation in fighting the climate crisis

The role of litigation in fighting the climate crisis

FromThe Lancet Voice


The role of litigation in fighting the climate crisis

FromThe Lancet Voice

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What is climate litigation? How is it used to hold governments to account? What is the role of legal justice in trying to achieve climate justice? Marta Schaaf, director of the program on climate, economic and social justice and corporate accountability at Amnesty International, and Iain Byrne, international human rights lawyer at Amnesty, join Gavin and Jessamy to discuss using the law to achieve climate justice and their hopes for COP27.Read: The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuelsSee: Our climate infographic
Released:
Nov 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Lancet Voice is a fortnightly podcast from the Lancet family of journals. Lancet editors and their guests unravel the stories behind the best global health, policy and clinical research of the day―and what it means for people around the world. Each episode seeks to inform, challenge, and delight listeners with stories at the crossroads of health, science, policy and current global affairs.