Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Climate Governance

Book Overview

Over the last decade, the world has increasingly grappled with the complex linkages emerging between efforts to combat climate change and to protect human rights around the world. The Paris Climate Agreement adopted in December 2015 recognized the necessity for governments to take into consideration their human rights obligations when taking climate action. However, important gaps remain in understanding how human rights can be used in practice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367518767
• ISBN13: 9780367518769
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 9.5"