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'Climate lockdown' anger drives Swiss grandmother to sue Bern at EU court

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Marie-Eve Volkoff, 85, is suing the Swiss government alongside more than 2,000 other elderly women in the first ever climate case before the European Court of Human Rights. The submission could result in an emissions cut order that goes beyond even the 2015 Paris Agreement commitments, setting an important precedent. Switzerland's policies to date are deemed "insufficient" by Climate Action Tracker.

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'Climate lockdown' anger drives Swiss grandmother to sue Bern at EU court

By Emma Farge GENEVA - Last summer while dozens of Swiss pensioners were campaigning in the Alps to save their fast-melting glaciers, 85-year-old Marie-Eve Volkoff was instead stuck inside her small Geneva apartment watching pre-recorded TV programmes. Her frustration with what she calls "climate lockdown" is part of her motivation for suing the Swiss government alongside more than

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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ABC Australia

'Climate lockdown' anger drives Swiss grandmother to sue government at EU court

Her frustration with what she calls "climate lockdown" is part of her motivation for suing the Swiss government alongside more than 2,000 other elderly women.

1 year ago·Australia

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'Climate lockdown' anger drives Swiss grandmother to sue Bern at EU court

GENEVA -- Last summer while dozens of Swiss pensioners were campaigning in the Alps to save their fast-melting glaciers, 85-year-old Marie-Eve Volkoff was instead stuck inside her small Geneva apartment watching pre-recorded TV programs.

1 year ago·Canada

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Anger over “climate confinement” prompts Swiss grandmother to sue Bern in EU court

The 85-year-old Marie-Eve Volkoff's case will be the first to reach the EU human rights court. The complaint includes medical records confirming the impact of “hot flashes”.

1 year ago·Portugal

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'Climate lockdown' anger drives Swiss grandmother to sue Bern at EU court | Science-Environment

'Climate lockdown' anger drives Swiss grandmother to sue Bern at EU court Last summer while dozens of Swiss pensioners were campaigning in the Alps to save their fast-melting glaciers, 85-year-old Marie-Eve Volkoff was instead stuck inside her small Geneva apartment watching pre-recorded TV programmes.Her frustration with what she calls "climate lockdown" is part of her motivation for suing the Swiss government alongside more than 2,000 other …

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‘Climate lockdown’ anger drives Swiss grandmother to sue Bern at EU court

By Emma Farge GENEVA(Reuters) - Last summer while dozens of Swiss pensioners were campaigning in the Alps to save their fast-melting glaciers, 85-year-old Marie-Eve Volkoff was instead stuck inside her small Geneva apartment watching pre-recorded TV programmes. Her frustration with what she calls "climate lockdown" is part of her motivation for suing the Swiss government alongside more than 2,000 other elderly women in the first ever climate…

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