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303: The Climate Case of the Century: Inside the story of a youth-led legal movement

As the International Court of Justice prepares to deliver an advisory opinion on climate change and human rights, we hear from Cynthia Houniuhi, who helped launch the youth-led movement now uniting 130+ countries behind one goal.

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About this episode

In a world-first, the International Court of Justice is preparing to deliver an advisory opinion on climate change and human rights - all thanks to a youth-led campaign that began thousands of miles from The Hague, in the Pacific Islands.

This week, we look inside that extraordinary campaign, and hear the story of Cynthia Houniuhi, who - as a young law student from the Solomon Islands - helped launch the movement that would ultimately unite over 130 countries behind a single goal. Now, six years after this idea began in a law classroom, the world’s highest court is set to weigh in on the responsibility of states to protect current and future generations from climate harm.

Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson reflect on the power of legal activism, the role of youth leadership, and what this landmark case could mean for the future of international climate law.


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⚖️ Read more information about the ICJ climate case on the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change website

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Producer: Ben Weaver-Hincks

Video Producer: Caitlin Hanrahan

Assistant Producer: Caillin McDaid

Exec Producer: Ellie Clifford

Commissioning Editor: Sarah Thomas 


This is a Persephonica production for Global Optimism and is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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