Climate change is considered potentially the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century due to its direct and indirect adverse impacts on human health and its environmental determinants. Synergies between international regimes regulating climate change and human rights protection can provide the appropriate legal tools to hold States responsible for their contribution to climate change, notably in terms of failure to adopt effective and appropriate measures of mitigation and adaptation capable of preventing climate-induced health risks. In this respect, recent trends in international practice suggest that the right to health argument has the potential to play a pivotal role in climate litigation before international courts and human rights bodies, which are increasingly called to adjudge complaints filed by youth petitioners fighting for global climate change action.

由于气候变化对人类健康及其环境决定因素的直接和间接不利影响，气候变化被认为是 21 世纪对全球健康的潜在威胁。规范气候变化和保护人权的国际制度之间的协同作用可以提供适当的法律工具，让国家对其对气候变化的贡献负责，特别是在未能采取能够预防气候引起的健康的有效和适当的缓解和适应措施方面风险。在这方面，国际实践的最新趋势表明，健康权论点有可能在国际法院和人权机构的气候诉讼中发挥关键作用，