Breathing as a Right: Air Pollution and Human Dignity
About this episode
This episode explores the concept of clean air as a fundamental human right and its implications for human dignity.
Air pollution is often framed as an environmental or public health issue. But what if it is also a question of human rights? In this episode, Michael Asharley explores the idea that clean air is not a luxury, but a fundamental part of human dignity—something every person is entitled to, yet millions are denied every day. Drawing on powerful insights from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riaño, this episode conne...
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