EDO welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change’s report on enhancing climate change legislation, support for climate change litigation and advancement of the principle of intergeneration justice, to be presented to the United Nations General Assembly in October 2023. Our submission provides overarching comments on Australia’s climate change legislation, supporting climate change litigation and First Nations Communities and human rights.
EDO Submission to Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change
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EDO recognises the traditional owners and custodians of the land, seas and rivers of Australia. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and aspire to learn from traditional knowledge and customs so that, together, we can protect our environment and cultural heritage through law.