Demonstrating how climate change is causing human rights violations could be a key to motivating action on the climate , according to experts at the UN Secretary - General 's climate summit . While some nations have failed to take appropriate steps to save the climate , most accept their responsibilities to protect human rights , according to Philip Cohen , chairman of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University . By showing that inaction on the environment causes human rights violations , like famine and migration , organizations such as Amnesty International aim to galvanise public protests and legal steps to push governments to act .
Demonstrating how climate change is driving human rights violations could be a key to motivating action on the climate, according to experts at the UN Secretary-General's climate summit. While some nations have failed to take appropriate action to save the climate, most accept their responsibilities to protect human rights, according to Philip Alston, chairman of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University. By showing that inaction on the environment causes human rights violations, like famine and migration, organisations such as Amnesty International aim to galvanise public protests and legal steps to push governments to act.