STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change, siding with a group of older
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change, siding with a group of older
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The ruling was contentious in Switzerland, which joined the Council of Europe in 1963 but has stayed out of the EU, the SVP deeming it brazen interference .
The case could open the door for more legal challenges from activists, including in the UK, where eco campaigners have recently been in court to fight the government on its climate policies.