- Title
- Detouring "business as usual": alternative pathways through the Australian legal system for individuals and communities seeking action on climate change
- Creator
- Elliott, Jordan; Maguire, Amy
- Relation
- Australian Law Journal Vol. 94, Issue 6, p. 439-454
- Relation
- https://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/2020/06/25/australian-law-journal-update-vol-94-pt-6
- Publisher
- Lawbook Co.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Many individuals and communities in Australia are concerned for the future of the environment, as they observe worsening climate change impacts and inadequate emissions reduction efforts from States and the international community. It is challenging for individuals or communities to identify means by which they might influence national government policies or international climate governance regimes. Yet the Australian legal system offers means by which people may generate action on climate change at sub-national and local levels. This article considers the potential assertion of environmental and climate rights through human rights frameworks at sub-national levels in Australia. It then examines prospects for climate action at the more local level, through initiatives driven by cities and local governments. Finally, this article explores the growing relevance of environmental rights to judicial and quasi-judicial decisions relating to land use and development in Australia. Although States and the international community bear the weight of responsibility for climate governance, it is worthwhile to also consider the prospects of incremental, community-driven climate action.
- Subject
- Australia; environment; climate change; human rights frameworks
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1443693
- Identifier
- uon:42076
- Identifier
- ISSN:0004-9611
- Language
- eng
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