Does it feel like it's getting hotter in here? Or in some places, colder.
It seems to have gotten so bad that in September 2024, a retired SC judge in India called Hima Kohli is said to be pushing for a robust national climate law, because according to her, the current environmental legislation may be fragmented and inadequate to deal with the complexities of climate change.
But, has there been any progress in India, when it comes to dealing with climate change? In April 2024, the Supreme Court of India outlined that climate change impacts the constitutional guarantee of the right to life and emphasized that India should prioritize clean energy initiatives, because citizens should have the right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change. So, a gavel's been struck. CJ Chandrachud was said to have remarked that the rights to life and equality could not be fully realized without a clean and stable environment. It's said that the Court had previously recognized the right to live in a clean environment as part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.
But, with the link of climate change to fundamental rights, like the right to life and equality, what could tangibly change?
