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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Molly Quell

Council of Europe says Switzerland not doing enough to comply with landmark climate decision

Europe Climate Case - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Switzerland hasn't shown that it's meeting the requirements of a landmark climate change decision from Europe’s highest human rights court, the Council of Europe announced Friday.

The council said the European Court of Human Rights has sided with a group of older Swiss women against their government, ruled in April 2024 that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change and that Switzerland “had failed to comply with its duties” to combat climate change and meet emissions targets.

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