US EditionIn a landmark court case, 6 young climate activists take on 32 European nations
- Six young activists from Portugal have taken 32 European governments, including the 27 EU member states, to court at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, arguing that their failure to take action on climate change violates human rights. This is the largest climate change case ever heard by the court.
- If the activists win the case, the governments could be legally obligated to accelerate their efforts to address climate change. The court's judgment would act as a binding treaty, requiring countries to implement urgent climate mitigation measures.
- The activists are expected to argue that the governments' current policies put the planet on track for a 3°C increase in global warming by the end of the century. The ruling by the ECHR would not only impact the 32 governments involved in the case but also influence domestic courts worldwide on climate change-related matters.
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Six young climate activists take European governments to court over climate change
Legal teams for the 32 nations named in the suit questioned the admissibility of the case as well as the claim that the plaintiffs, who are from Portugal, are victims of climate change harm.
In Landmark Court Case, 6 Young Climate Activists Take on 32 European Nations
Legal teams for the 32 nations – which includes the 27 EU member countries, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Russia and Turkey – questioned the admissibility of the case as well as the claim that the plaintiffs are victims of climate change harm
Why these young Portuguese climate activists have taken 32 European nations to court?
A rather unprecedented climate trial is currently underway at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France after six young people from areas in Portugal ravaged by wildfires took 32 European governments to court. Dubbed as the largest climate case ever to be heard by ECHR, the young people argue that the failure of the said nations to act fast enough on climate change is a violation of their climate rights.
In a landmark court case, 6 young climate activists take on 32 European nations
STRASBOURG, France — Six young people argued that governments across Europe aren't doing enough to protect people from climate change at the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday in the latest and largest instance of activists taking governments to court to force climate action.
Climate change: Six young activists take on 32 governments in court case which could be legal 'game-changer'
The largest climate case ever heard by the European Court of Human Rights has opened in Strasbourg. The "unprecedented" case could force governments to accelerate their climate change efforts and set a precedent for future legal battles.
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