47 min
04 | We fought the law WHO'S GONNA SAVE US?
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- Society & Culture
Gomeroi woman Dorothy Tighe stood up to a room full of powerful people for her country. Student Solomon Yeo took his message from a Vanuatu university to the UN General Assembly.
Solomon's story and the fight of the Gomeroi are part of a new wave of climate action: one that's happening in courtrooms.
It's all about finding bold and creative ways to stand up and be heard, amid a surge of climate litigation around the world.
The law is there to protect us. So what can it say about the biggest threat of all?
Guests: Dorothy Tighe, Karra Kinchela, Solomon Yeo, Samson Vilvil Fare, Romabeth Siri, Ralph Regenvanu, Jacqueline Peel
Host: Jo Lauder
Reporters: Ellie Grounds, Cheyne Anderson
Series Producer: Cheyne Anderson
Executive Producer (audio): Joel Werner
Executive Producer (digital): Clare Blumer
Sound engineer: Hamish Camilleri
Gomeroi woman Dorothy Tighe stood up to a room full of powerful people for her country. Student Solomon Yeo took his message from a Vanuatu university to the UN General Assembly.
Solomon's story and the fight of the Gomeroi are part of a new wave of climate action: one that's happening in courtrooms.
It's all about finding bold and creative ways to stand up and be heard, amid a surge of climate litigation around the world.
The law is there to protect us. So what can it say about the biggest threat of all?
Guests: Dorothy Tighe, Karra Kinchela, Solomon Yeo, Samson Vilvil Fare, Romabeth Siri, Ralph Regenvanu, Jacqueline Peel
Host: Jo Lauder
Reporters: Ellie Grounds, Cheyne Anderson
Series Producer: Cheyne Anderson
Executive Producer (audio): Joel Werner
Executive Producer (digital): Clare Blumer
Sound engineer: Hamish Camilleri
47 min