Climate group Friends of the Irish Environment used similar arguments when it brought a case against the Irish government for failing to take adequate action to curb emissions and protect its citizens’ right to life.
The most famous relates to Ioane Teitiota, a man from Kiribati living in New Zealand, who fought numerous legal battles to stop him being deported back to the Pacific island nation.
This case highlights the urgency needed to tackle the climate crisis, McKenzie told Climate Home News.
An ongoing case involving Royal Dutch Shell may change this.
In 2018, environmental law charity ClientEarth lodged a complaint against BP, accusing the oil company of misleading the public by focusing on its low-carbon products, when over 96% of its annual spending is on oil and gas.
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