Posted on 04/09/2024 10:32:22 AM PDT by RandFan
A group of older Swiss women have won the first ever climate case victory in the European Court of Human Rights.
The women, mostly in their 70s, said that their age and gender made them particularly vulnerable to the effects of heatwaves linked to climate change.
The court said Switzerland's efforts to meet its emission reduction targets had been woefully inadequate.
It is the first time the powerful court has ruled on global warming.
Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg joined activists celebrating at the court in Strasbourg on Tuesday.
"We still can't really believe it. We keep asking our lawyers, 'is that right?' Rosemarie Wydler-Walti, one of the leaders of the Swiss women, told Reuters news agency. "And they tell us it's the most you could have had. The biggest victory possible."
"This is only the beginning of climate litigation," said Ms Thunberg. "This means that we have to fight even more, since this is only the beginning. Because in a climate emergency, everything is at stake."
The ruling is binding and can trickle down to influence the law in 46 countries in Europe including the UK.
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Against Independent Switzerland of all places.
precedent is precedent.
The women, mostly in their 70s?
I think they are way past heatwaves and hot flashes...
The European court is that dumb , they should explain in detail how you fight the Natural climate
So Sunny Hostin was right, all kinds of crazy stuff happens because of climate change.
Exactly which "human right" was violated and where did that "right" come from?
Global Climate Change is the religion of the ultra-wealthy.
Dictators used to be generals in gaudy uniforms. No longer
Across the world, 21st century dictators are lawyers in suits and judges in robes.
Apparently all THEY have left is bitterness and Swiss cats to feed.
They can’t get their way through the legitimate legislative process, so they will use black robed dictators to enforce their will.
So the women got a European Court of Human Rights ruling only against Switzerland because they think it’s too hot there? Why not the weather itself? What temperature does it have to be to constitute contempt of court?
Climate Change is only their failed Global Warming renamed
As if tiny Switzerland could ever make a measurable difference on climate, no matter what they did. In truth, EU is brain dead and stupidity has ascended the throne.
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