Climate rights as fundamental rights in the EU external policy?

In its much-anticipated advisory opinion on the Obligation of States in Respect of Climate Change, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) clarified the interdependence between fundamental rights and environmental protection, recognising the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The Opinion carries persuasive weight and enhances prospects for climate litigation at a time when political action on global warming is faltering. In the EU, the European Parliament has advanced the right to a safe climate as a fundamental right, thus outlining a more advanced legal framework as compared to international law.