How responsible is the government for climate change?

Could you sue the Australian government for inaction on climate change? That was the question was raised earlier last year when a Dutch court decided the government had a duty of care to protect its citizens from the effects of climate change. The court even specified the government should cut carbon emissions by 25 per cent by 2020.

Producers:

• Maria Nguyen-Emmett

Speakers:

• NSW
• Sue Higginson - Principle Solicitor for the Environmental Defenders Office