Should Australia have a Duty of Care Act?

Children and future generations will inherit the impacts of climate decisions we make today but they don't get a say in those decisions. Young people are now calling for legislation that will compell decision-makers to consider the climate impacts of their decisions on their wellbeing. Several ANU students who have been involved in this campaign are asking ANU academics to share their insights into the climate, health and legal implications of this.
Undergraduate students Hannah Vardy, Aleesya Amirizal, Mackenna Minstrell and Mia Hawke met with Professor Mark Howden, Professor Sharon Friel and Professor Jolyon Ford on 30 April 2024.
You can read more about the Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023 and ICEDS's thoughts on it here;
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