The right to a healthy environment and sustainability

Abstract

Climate change, especially global warming, which is at an alarming rate, makes us think about the future of the next generations and whether this future actually exists or not. The right we have to enjoy a healthy environment must be the legacy we leave behind and we have to learn to exercise it responsibly and prudently. In this context, we aimed through our research, using the method of free scientific research, to demonstrate the importance of applying the concept of sustainability in the context of exercising the right to a healthy environment. We also considered the use of the comparative method to be vital, thus observing the position other European states have on this subject, a good example being given by France, which sanctions the "ecocide". However, the process of integrating the concept of sustainability into the collective consciousness remains a goal that must be achieved in the coming years in order to ensure that future generations will have the chance to enjoy the same environment as we do.