Climate Court Voices
Climate Court Voices
Podcast Description
Climate Court Voices is dedicated to shedding light on pivotal climate litigation battles worldwide and amplifying the voices of those at the forefront of climate justice and environmental activism.
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The podcast centers on climate justice, environmental litigation, and youth activism, with episodes exploring topics such as the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on climate obligations and personal stories from activists like Vishal Prasad detailing their experiences and motivations in the fight against climate change.
Climate Court Voices is a podcast dedicated to shedding light on pivotal climate litigation battles worldwide and amplifying the voices of those at the forefront of climate justice and environmental activism.
In 2019, 19 young activists sued the South Korean government over its inaction on climate change. Five years later, they achieved the impossible: the Constitutional Court of Korea declared the government’s climate plan unconstitutional and insufficient for protecting the rights of its citizens. It was the first climate litigation ruling of its kind outside of Europe.
In this episode of Climate Court Voices, we speak with Sejong Youn, the attorney behind what became known as the Korean Litigation Case. A lawyer by profession, he is also the co-founder and director of Plan 1.5, a non-profit organization that advocates for better and stronger climate policy in South Korea.
He discusses how this youth-led effort is advancing the country’s climate action movement, the challenges of working on the country’s first-ever climate court case, and the critical role of legal precedents in furthering global climate litigation.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(03:17) Plaintiffs’ arguments
(04:51) Preparing the case
(07:36) The first major victory
(08:03) How the youth led Korea’s climate movement
(11:33) Verdict
(15:04) Lobbying the government and political crisis
(17:14) An important legal precedent
(19:48) Sejong’s thoughts on climate litigation
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