Germany must tighten climate change law, top court rules

Delaying Climate Action Harms Youth, German High Court Rules in 'Huge Win for the Climate Movement'

Young generations can't face climate burden alone, Germany rules

Should future generations have to give up more than current generations to combat climate change? Germany’s top court ruled that the country must set clearer emissions targets for the future – a decision that activists say delivers generational justice.

Germany pledges to adjust climate law after court verdict

BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Friday announced that it will swiftly adjust its...

Germany must tighten climate law to protect young people's future, court rules

Germany must update its climate law by the end of next year to set out how it will bring carbon emissions down nearly to zero by 2050, its top court ruled on Thursday, siding with a young woman who argued rising sea levels would engulf her family farm. The court concluded that a law passed in 2019 had failed to make sufficient provision for cuts beyond 2030, casting a shadow over a signature achievement of Chancellor Angela Merkel's final term i…

Germany’s Top Court Finds Country’s Climate Law Violates Rights

In a landmark decision issued today, Germany’s top court found lawmakers have a human rights obligation to protect people from the effects of climate change. The court ruled that a German 2019 climate change law does not adequately regulate greenhouse gas emission reduction goals from 2030 onwards, and so violates the government’s obligation to protect the human rights of the young people who brought the case.

'This Is Huge': Top Court Rules Germany's Climate Law Inadequate to Protect Future Generations

Jake Johnson, staff writer"This can change so much, not just for us here in Germany but for activists worldwide."