Japan’s first collective climate lawsuit against the government is officially underway, and it raises a massive question: Can citizen-led litigation actually close the gap between a country’s climate commitments and its implementation?
I was surprised to just come across an article that featured an interview I did with journalist Alessandra Colarizi from GariwoMag back in February on climate litigation and climate policy in Japan.
During the interview, I shared some perspectives on Japan’s climate policy and the challenges the country faces in accelerating climate action. As someone whose research focuses on climate change education, it was interesting to discuss how public engagement and accountability are becoming more visible in climate-related debates, and see a trend where the people are actively forcing their way into the debate.
I am grateful to Alessandra for including my insights in the article.
You can read the article (in Italian) through the link below:
