Abstract
This article discusses recognition between climate change and human rights at the international level. The analysis shows that despite the UN climate change framework does not adequately address the magnitude of the threat posed by climate change related harm to human rights, domestic, regional or international courts must take account of its provisions in deciding cases. The article argues that the causes for climate cases are diverse, whereby the most often ones are those referring to the competent public authority’s failure to fulfil its obligation to regulate limitations of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Further identify the links between human rights and environmental protection, were apparent at least from the first international conference on the human environment, held in Stockholm in 1972. More broadly, it demonstrates international environmental agreements, were some aspects of the right to environmental conditions of a specified quality are identify. This article discusses also theoretical issues of individual environmental rights and the right to environmental safety in Ukraine.
 Keywords: climate, human rights, environmental, Ukraine
Highlights
Climate change has become one of the most serious challenges of our time
The analysis shows that despite the fact that the UN climate change framework does not adequately address the magnitude of the threat posed by climate change related harm to human rights, domestic, regional or international courts must take account of its provisions in deciding cases
Climate change has a huge impact to the human right to environmental conditions of a specified quality
Summary
Climate change has become one of the most serious challenges of our time. The global climate has changed relative to the pre-industrial period, and there is a lot of evidence that these changes have had dangerous impacts on ecosystems and human well-being. Resolution 38/4 UNHRC on July 5, 2018 recognizes that women and girls are disproportionately affected by the negative impacts of climate change, and emphasizing that sudden-onset natural disasters and slow onset events seriously affect their access to food and nutrition, safe drinking water, sanitation, health-care services and medicines, education and training, adequate housing and access to decent work 6. Viewed cumulatively these impact represent environmental challenge on a scale not previously encountered and demanding serious long term and sincere commitment and cooperation from all nations. In the United States, the first wave of private climate litigation, corporate defendants
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