Decision by European court of human rights around vulnerability of older women to heatwaves marks significant shift
Members of the Swiss group Senior Women for Climate Protection after the announcement of the Strasbourg court’s decisions on Tuesday.Members of the Swiss group Senior Women for Climate Protection after the announcement of the Strasbourg court’s decisions on Tuesday.said earlier this week that Switzerland’s failure
But it did lay out minimum governance standards that states should have “due regard” to, such as setting carbon budgets and interim targets, keeping these updated and based on the best available evidence, and being transparent about how well they are being met. “But what is really striking in this case is that you have 17 judges from many different countries, perspectives and legal backgrounds and this was a near unanimous decision.”
“They did not overstep their bounds,” said Reisch, “but affirmed the vital role of courts in enforcing the legal obligations of states in preventing environmental harm.”
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