A Greenpeace Spain activist walked a 30-metre-high tightrope in central Madrid to mark the opening of #COP30 in Belém. The action warns that the planet is “on a tightrope” and urges governments to end fossil fuels, stop deforestation and deliver climate justice.
A Greenpeace Spain activist walked a 30-metre-high tightrope in central Madrid to mark the opening of #COP30 in Belém. The action warns that the planet is “on a tightrope” and urges governments to end fossil fuels, stop deforestation and deliver climate justice.
Euronews article - Fossil fuel projects face stricter scrutiny after Europe’s top human rights court ruling

Norway must complete environment assessments before future drilling projects, court rules

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By Craig Saueurs

Published on 30/10/2025 - 8:03 GMT+1

The case worked its way through European legal systems for nearly a decade before the ruling.
The European Court of Human Rights has just set a new precedent for climate accountability in a landmark ruling.

In Greenpeace Nordic and Others v. Norway, two NGOs, Greenpeace Nordic and Nature and Youth, along with six activists, argued that Norway’s decision to grant licences for oil exploration in the Barents Sea violated their human rights by failing to assess the climate impact of fossil fuel extraction.
Euronews article - Fossil fuel projects face stricter scrutiny after Europe’s top human rights court ruling Norway must complete environment assessments before future drilling projects, court rules Copyright Jan-Rune Smenes Reite/Pexels By Craig Saueurs Published on 30/10/2025 - 8:03 GMT+1 The case worked its way through European legal systems for nearly a decade before the ruling. The European Court of Human Rights has just set a new precedent for climate accountability in a landmark ruling. In Greenpeace Nordic and Others v. Norway, two NGOs, Greenpeace Nordic and Nature and Youth, along with six activists, argued that Norway’s decision to grant licences for oil exploration in the Barents Sea violated their human rights by failing to assess the climate impact of fossil fuel extraction.
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CBC article - ‘Alternative Nobel’ goes to activists who made climate change a matter of international law
Pacific Islanders behind landmark ICJ advisory opinion win Right Livelihood Award

Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: Oct 08, 2025 6:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 9
A man with a beard and curly brown hair looks up and off to one side.
Vishal Prasad is the director of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

LISTEN | Full interview with climate activist Vishal Prasad:
‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ goes to activists who made climate change action a matter of international law

(...)

So in 2019, Prasad joined a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu who were planning to take the fight against climate change to the United Nations’ highest court.

In July, the International Court of Justice delivered a landmark advisory opinion that access to a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment'” is a human right, and countries who fail to take measures to protect people from climate change could be in violation of international law. 

Now, the group that helped make that happen — Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) — has been honoured with a Right Livelihood Award for their successful campaign.
CBC article - ‘Alternative Nobel’ goes to activists who made climate change a matter of international law Pacific Islanders behind landmark ICJ advisory opinion win Right Livelihood Award Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: Oct 08, 2025 6:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 9 A man with a beard and curly brown hair looks up and off to one side. Vishal Prasad is the director of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) LISTEN | Full interview with climate activist Vishal Prasad: ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ goes to activists who made climate change action a matter of international law (...) So in 2019, Prasad joined a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu who were planning to take the fight against climate change to the United Nations’ highest court. In July, the International Court of Justice delivered a landmark advisory opinion that access to a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment'” is a human right, and countries who fail to take measures to protect people from climate change could be in violation of international law. Now, the group that helped make that happen — Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) — has been honoured with a Right Livelihood Award for their successful campaign.
CBC article - ‘Alternative Nobel’ goes to activists who made climate change a matter of international law
Pacific Islanders behind landmark ICJ advisory opinion win Right Livelihood Award

Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: Oct 08, 2025 6:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 9
A man with a beard and curly brown hair looks up and off to one side.
Vishal Prasad is the director of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

LISTEN | Full interview with climate activist Vishal Prasad:
‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ goes to activists who made climate change action a matter of international law

(...)

So in 2019, Prasad joined a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu who were planning to take the fight against climate change to the United Nations’ highest court.

In July, the International Court of Justice delivered a landmark advisory opinion that access to a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment'” is a human right, and countries who fail to take measures to protect people from climate change could be in violation of international law. 

Now, the group that helped make that happen — Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) — has been honoured with a Right Livelihood Award for their successful campaign.
CBC article - ‘Alternative Nobel’ goes to activists who made climate change a matter of international law Pacific Islanders behind landmark ICJ advisory opinion win Right Livelihood Award Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: Oct 08, 2025 6:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 9 A man with a beard and curly brown hair looks up and off to one side. Vishal Prasad is the director of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) LISTEN | Full interview with climate activist Vishal Prasad: ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ goes to activists who made climate change action a matter of international law (...) So in 2019, Prasad joined a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu who were planning to take the fight against climate change to the United Nations’ highest court. In July, the International Court of Justice delivered a landmark advisory opinion that access to a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment'” is a human right, and countries who fail to take measures to protect people from climate change could be in violation of international law. Now, the group that helped make that happen — Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) — has been honoured with a Right Livelihood Award for their successful campaign.
CBC article - ‘Alternative Nobel’ goes to activists who made climate change a matter of international law
Pacific Islanders behind landmark ICJ advisory opinion win Right Livelihood Award

Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: Oct 08, 2025 6:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 9
A man with a beard and curly brown hair looks up and off to one side.
Vishal Prasad is the director of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

LISTEN | Full interview with climate activist Vishal Prasad:
‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ goes to activists who made climate change action a matter of international law

(...)

So in 2019, Prasad joined a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu who were planning to take the fight against climate change to the United Nations’ highest court.

In July, the International Court of Justice delivered a landmark advisory opinion that access to a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment'” is a human right, and countries who fail to take measures to protect people from climate change could be in violation of international law. 

Now, the group that helped make that happen — Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) — has been honoured with a Right Livelihood Award for their successful campaign.
CBC article - ‘Alternative Nobel’ goes to activists who made climate change a matter of international law Pacific Islanders behind landmark ICJ advisory opinion win Right Livelihood Award Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: Oct 08, 2025 6:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 9 A man with a beard and curly brown hair looks up and off to one side. Vishal Prasad is the director of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) LISTEN | Full interview with climate activist Vishal Prasad: ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ goes to activists who made climate change action a matter of international law (...) So in 2019, Prasad joined a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu who were planning to take the fight against climate change to the United Nations’ highest court. In July, the International Court of Justice delivered a landmark advisory opinion that access to a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment'” is a human right, and countries who fail to take measures to protect people from climate change could be in violation of international law. Now, the group that helped make that happen — Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) — has been honoured with a Right Livelihood Award for their successful campaign.