Two Britons to challenge UK’s ‘weak’ response to climate crisis in Strasbourg court

A wildfire on the outskirts of Sheffield in July 2022 during a heatwave. Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives have been ruined by rising temperatures and extreme weather caused by climate breakdown. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Two men who say they are being failed by the UK’s flawed response to climate breakdown are taking their case to Europe’s top human rights court.

Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives have been ruined by the rising temperatures and extreme weather caused by the climate crisis, and that the government’s response fails to respect their human rights.