First the Netherlands, now Pakistan’s high court comes to defence of climate
by Julien Bouissou for Le Monde, part of the Climate from on (#PQTH)
A minor revolution in climate justice has just taken place in one of the countries most affected by global warming, reports Le Monde
The high court of justice in Lahore has ordered the creation of a "climate council" to force the Pakistani state to uphold its environmental commitments.
A farmer went to the court with the charge that his "fundamental rights" had been breached by the lack of action on the part of Pakistan's climate change minister. Pakistan has been hit by three consecutive years of deadly floods.
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