Mary Robinson: This year must be the turning point for climate change

Policymakers should listen to those on the front lines of the climate crisis

Protesters take part in a rally organised by the Cop26 Coalition in Glasgow demanding global climate justice. Picture: PA

It has been 30 years since world leaders gathered in Rio de Janeiro and agreed on a set of measures to start the global mobilisation against human-caused climate change and to meet the imperative of a more sustainable development model.

Their Rio Declaration affirmed that “human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development. They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature”.