Petitioning for Adverse Impacts of Global Warming in the Inter-American Human Rights System

This research paper explores the potential for bringing human rights complaints against the United States due to the adverse impacts of global warming, particularly focusing on the threats to the fundamental rights of indigenous inhabitants of the Arctic.

• Global warming, caused by human activities, results in direct impacts such as sea-level rise, higher temperatures, and melting glaciers, which lead to indirect consequences including decreased crop yields, increased illness in poor communities, and damage to essential resources like drinking water and fisheries.
• For indigenous peoples in the Arctic, such as the Inuit, Yupik, and Inupiat, global warming threatens fundamental rights including the rights to life, personal security, health, means of subsistence, and the benefits of culture.
• The paper analyzes the feasibility of human rights complaints against the United States, noting that while states have primary responsibility, there may also be grounds for claims against U.S. corporations.

APA

Goldberg, & Wagner (2002). Petitioning for Adverse Impacts of Global Warming in the Inter-American Human Rights System. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/reports/petitioning-for-adverse-impacts-of-global-warming-in-the-inter-american-human-rights-system-2002-cielearthjustice-goldberg-wagner-2/

Chicago

Goldberg, and Wagner. Petitioning for Adverse Impacts of Global Warming in the Inter-American Human Rights System. Center for International Environmental Law, 2002. https://www.ciel.org/reports/petitioning-for-adverse-impacts-of-global-warming-in-the-inter-american-human-rights-system-2002-cielearthjustice-goldberg-wagner-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{goldberg2002petitioning, author = {Goldberg and Wagner}, title = {{Petitioning for Adverse Impacts of Global Warming in the Inter-American Human Rights System}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2002}, month = jan, url = {https://www.ciel.org/reports/petitioning-for-adverse-impacts-of-global-warming-in-the-inter-american-human-rights-system-2002-cielearthjustice-goldberg-wagner-2/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }