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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/4f4209a64ffdba18 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-constitution-meets-the-climate/ The Constitution Meets the Climate - What South Africa’s Wild Coast Judgment Adds to Climate Constitutionalism van der Berg, Angela eng 2026-09-03 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Climate Constitutionalism Climate Crisis Drilling Due Dilligence Fossil Fuel ICJ Advisory Opinion participation South African Constitutional Court Transformative Constitutionalism Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The climate crisis has reached South Africa’s Constitutional Court. A dispute over offshore oil and gas exploration along South Africa’s Wild Coast developed into a much wider constitutional inquiry. The Court brought questions of participation, dignity, culture and environmental protection into conversation with the growing demands of climate responsibility. The judgment illustrates how climate change can acquire constitutional significance without the recognition of a freestanding constitutional right to a stable climate.