Solomon Yeo, human rights lawyer of Solomon Islands accepts ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ on
behalf of Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change
Solomon Yeo, First Campaign Director of Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change
(PISFCC) and First President of the organization, will accept the 2025 Right Livelihood
Award in Stockholm on 2 December on behalf of the group. Since 2019, he has been at the
forefront of the youth-driven campaign that united more than 130 countries behind the call
for an Advisory Opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The
six-year effort pushed governments to seek clarity on states’ legal duties to safeguard present
and future generations from climate harms. On 23 July 2025, the ICJ issued its landmark
opinion, confirming those obligations and opening the door to new avenues for climate
justice worldwide.
The 2025 Right Livelihood Award, also known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize,” is being
given to four Laureates: Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and Julian Aguon
(Pacific Islands and Guam), Justice For Myanmar (Myanmar), Audrey Tang (Taiwan), and
Emergency Response Rooms (Sudan).
Since 1980, the Right Livelihood Award has recognised 203 Laureates from 81 countries,
celebrating their courage to solve global problems