“We need disruption to end the destruction!” This is how concisely UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls on humanity to combat climate change. In July 2022, the United Nations adopted a resolution that affirms: Everyone has the right to live in a “safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment”. In this way, the international community unequivocally underscores the interplay between human rights and the environment. But what concrete measures are needed to leave a livable planet Earth for future generations? Are disruptive actions or climate complaints an effective means of getting humanity to act? How can a reduction in prosperity in the present be achieved in exchange for future climate security? And who bears the ultimate responsibility: politics, business, the courts or consumers? A top-class panel will discuss climate protection and intergenerational justice.

Welcome Notes and Keynote

• Michael Lysander Fremuth, Scientific Director, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights; Professor of Fundamental and Human Rights, University of Vienna

Panel Discussion

• Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic, Member of the National Council and Spokesperson for Human Rights, The Greens
• Sebastian  Heinzel, CEO, Heinzel Group
• Michaela Krömer, Lawyer, Krömer Law Firm
• Christian Piska, Associate Professor, Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law, University of Vienna
• Laura Sachslehner, Member of the Vienna Regional Parliament and Municipal Council
• Lena Schilling, Climate Activist; Founder of the Youth Council

Audience Discussion

Chair

• Sebastian Öhner, Board Member, Austrian League for Human Rights

The event is fully booked. Due to the great interest, the Human Rights Talk can also be followed via livestream at this link (passcode: 720599).