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Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney

A top court has urged nations to clamp down on fossil fuel production. When will Australia finally start listening?

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As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen tours the Pacific this week to spruik his government’s commitment to climate action, fossil fuel exporters such as Australia are under unprecedented scrutiny.

In a landmark ruling on Friday, Latin America’s highest human rights court found countries in that region are legally obliged to protect people from climate harms. The obligation includes tougher government regulations for fossil fuel extraction.

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