national human rights institution, addressing the court today. few people have it in their power to change the course of history. you do. on behalf of all national human rights institutions in europe, ennri urges the court to use its power to protect vulnerable individuals against escalating and irreversible climate harm. the facts are simple. greenhouse gas emissions cause heat extremes that kill. and here s some of the data that s relevant to the case. in switzerland, temperatures there are rising faster than the global average and heatwaves are becoming more frequent. as well as that recent research has shows that in the last 20 years, heat related mortality in people over 65 in europe has increased by more than 30%. now today s hearing isjust the start of proceedings. it could be months we get a verdict.
welcome back. let s turn to a landmark case about climate change. a group of more than 2,000 women have taken the swiss government to the european court of human rights. they claiming the government s policies violate their right to life and health. the women call themselves the club of climate seniors they have an average age of 73 and they want the court to order the government to do more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. here sjenny sandvig from ennri, the european network of national human rights institution, addressing the court today. few people have it in their power to change the course of history. you do. on behalf of all national human rights institutions in europe, ennri urges the court to use its power to protect vulnerable individuals against escalating and irreversible climate harm. the facts are simple. greenhouse gas emissions cause
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