Climate change has been called the defining challenge for development of the 21st century and there is a widespread call for a human rights based approach to combatting its effects. A human rights approach to climate justice recognises and makes explicit the human face of climate change – in many cases, the human cost. As important and profound as the impact on the natural world may be – loss of species, loss of habitats, bleached coral reefs, shrinking polar ice and more – there are also significant impacts on people.

Our policy officer Diego Quiroz has briefed John Knox, the Independent Expert on human rights and the environment, on the good practice taking place in Scotland.

Climate justice and human rights in Scotland - Powerpoint presentation

European and External Relations Committee - Inquiry into International Policy in an Independent Scotland - Further Evidence (June 2014)

2014 Evidence Session on the Scottish Government’s Proposals on an Independent Scotland’s International Policy