The UN's Top Human Rights Panel Votes to Recognize Right to a Clean and Sustainable Environment [insideclimatenews.org]
By Katie Surma, Inside Climate News, October 7, 2021 The United Nations’ top human rights body voted Friday to adopt a resolution recognizing the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The resolution passed with 43 votes in favor while China, India, Japan and Russia abstained from voting. The United States is not a member of the U.N. Human Rights Council and did not participate in the vote. The approval, while not legally binding, solidifies the idea that the...