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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Daniel Niemann

Court rules against Peruvian farmer in landmark climate lawsuit against RWE

Peruvian farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya - (REUTERS/Angela Ponce)

A German court has thrown out a Peruvian farmer’s landmark climate lawsuit, which sought damages from energy company RWE, claiming its historical greenhouse gas emissions put his home at risk.

Farmer and mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed that Andean glaciers above his hometown of Huaraz, Peru, are melting, increasing the risk of catastrophic flooding to his home.

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