Shouldn’t those responsible for climate change — wherever they may be — be the ones who bear the costs of the necessary protective measures? Lutz Weischer tells the story of Saúl Luciano Lliuya, a farmer and mountain guide of the Peruvian Andes, who decided to fight against one of the biggest injustices and threats that the world is facing today: the global climate crisis. The City of Huaraz lies below the Palcacocha glacial lagoon. Since the glaciers in the Andes are melting faster and faster due to climate change, the city is threatened by a possible outburst flood from the glacial lake. Emitters of greenhouse gases must accept responsibility for the hazards associated with global warming worldwide. Saul managed to create a judicial precedent with immediate implications on the legal duties of emitters all around the globe, and he became an unlikely superhero.
