1 Introduction United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk commented in 2023 that although Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts that everyone has the right to share in scientific advancement and its benefits, never has that right been so crucial, or in such danger. Global action and inaction, fueled by failures of policymakers and businesses, and worsened by greed, ideology and indifference, are propelling us ever deeper into environmental catastrophe.