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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Isabella Kaminski

Switzerland told it must do better on climate after older women’s ECHR win

Anne Mahrer and Rosmarie Wydler-Wälti talk to reporters
Anne Mahrer and Rosmarie Wydler-Wälti of KlimaSeniorinnen at the European court of human rights in Strasbourg after their victory in April 2024. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters

The Swiss government has been told it must do more to show that its national climate plans are ambitious enough to comply with a landmark legal ruling.

The Council of Europe’s committee of ministers, in a meeting this week, decided that Switzerland was not doing enough to respect a decision last year by the European court of human rights that it must do more to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and rejected the government’s plea to close the case.

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