powerful claims that the government's fossil fuel subsidies are to blame for the floods and fires ravaging our homes.
a group of ten australians, including first nations leaders, have filed a landmark UN human rights case against Australia's national government for approving coal and gas exports that are fuelling climate disasters.
ten aussies who have lost homes to bushfires or were trapped by floods are taking the government to the un human rights committee. they argue that by subsidising and approving new coal and gas exports, the government is violating their basic rights to life and home. it is the first case of its kind since the international court of justice ruled that countries have a legal duty to prevent climate harm.
australia is currently the world's second-largest coal exporter, but the pollution from these exports isn't counted in our domestic climate targets. the claimants want a total ban on new fossil fuel projects and a real plan to phase out exports. if the un rules in their favour, it could force a massive shift in how australian tax dollars and investments flow into the energy sector.
