we start in germany. king charles has arrived on his first state visit since he succeeded his mother as the british monarch. let s show you the latest pictures but a warning these contain flashing images. a short time ago king charles and queen consort camilla arrived at bellevue palace in berlin for a state banquet. hosted by the german president. this is now a three day trip. and it began here in berlin. but this was all supposed to begin in france at the weekend. that leg though was cancelled because of those protests in france over pension reforms. well in berlin, the king received this ceremonial welcome at the brandenberg gate. that s significant it s the first time the brandenberg gate has been used to welcome a head of state. the king and queen consort then moved on the german president s residence, bellevue palace. they signed the guest book and this evening are attending a state banquet in their honour. let s hear from the german president. translation: this v
but if the women are successful, well it may set a precedent for all of the european court s 46 member states. well, switzerland s representative to the court says, this is not what the parties to the paris agreement wanted. that is not the role of the court. in 2015, the paris agreement saw almost all the world s nations for the first time support a common strategy to cut the greenhouse gas emissions which cause global warming. but this the counter from the co president of the group who ve been brought the case. translation: we older women are the most vulnerable - group of all people. this is proven in the heat wave during the summer of 2003. the first time it was so hot tens of thousands, from about 70,000 people died across europe. above all older women and that s why were sort of suing for our health. i spoke tojessica simor kc, a human rights barrister at matrix chambers. she leads the legal team representing the club
i spoke tojessica simor kc, a human rights barrister at matrix chambers. she leads the legal team representing the club of climate seniors. she said she s not surprised at the rise of human rights climate change cases being brought to courts. what we are now seeing is the actual impact of climate change affecting people today. and so people are already able to argue that their rights are being affected by the failure of states to do with they said they would and to do what they agreed to do and have failed to do under international treaties. so the law is that the international binding commitment by states to reduce admissions and protect individual rights. and individuals are relying on those rights to bring claims. so it is not surprising, but it will be very interesting to see how the court handles this, because obviously it is a very complex case to deal with.