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Top Europe rights court condemns Switzerland in landmark climate ruling

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg AFP - FREDERICK FLORIN

Europe's top rights court ruled on Tuesday that Switzerland is not doing enough to tackle climate change, in its first such ruling against a state on the subject.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its decision after a Swiss association of older women concerned about the consequences of global warming argued that the Swiss authorities were not taking enough action to mitigate climate change.

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