Switzerland slammed in landmark climate ruling

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 10, 2024 12:01 am

(UPDATE) STRASBOURG, France: Europe's top rights tribunal said on Tuesday that Switzerland was not doing enough to tackle climate change, in the first such ruling on the responsibility of states in curbing global warming.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), part of the 46-member Council of Europe, however, threw out two other cases against European states on procedural grounds.

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