In December 2022, the inaugural Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit addressed the interconnectedness of human rights and climate change. CU Boulder held the inaugural Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit, which gathered some of the world's foremost human rights, scientific, political, educational, cultural and industry leaders to outline and commit to specific actions addressing the harmful effects of climate change on human rights.
Annie Lennox
Barbra Streisand
Billie Jean King
Carole King
Cyndi Lauper
Jack Black
Katherine Langford
Kyra Sedgwick
Laura Pausini
Margaret Cho
Neil Young
Pierce Brosnan
Rachel Platten
Ziggy Marley
The first day of the global climate summit framed climate change within the context of human rights: how all people, especially people and populations in vulnerable situations, are experiencing the most extreme effects of climate change, resulting in loss of land, livelihood and universal human rights.
The second day of the summit focused on the obligations of each area of civil society to address climate change and human rights. Areas of civil society include government, business and industry, education, and individuals.
The final day of the global climate summit explored climate solutions, including youth activism, education, policy and Indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge. We ended the summit with viable ways to adopt a human rights-based approach to climate solutions.
Learn more about the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit, hosted in 2025 by the University of Oxford!
