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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stuti Mishra

Swiss parliament rejects landmark European court ruling in blow to global climate action

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Switzerland’s parliament has rejected a historic climate ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, setting a worrying precedent for global climate action.

A group of over 2,000 Swiss women over the age of 64 won a landmark climate lawsuit at the court in April that said the government was violating their fundamental rights by not doing enough to tackle the climate crisis.

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