In a landmark ruling, Europe’s top human rights court has ruled the Swiss government violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change. But what happens next?
Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change, in a decision that will set a precedent for future climate lawsuits.
Their gender and age, they successfully argued, made them especially vulnerable to climate change. Their win in the powerful court – the first of its kind – has galvanised the country and climate campaigners worldwide.In her ruling, which is binding and cannot be appealed, Court President Siofra O’Leary found the Swiss government failed to comply with its own targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and had failed to set a national carbon budget.
“Together with the authorities concerned, we will now analyse the extensive judgment and review what measures Switzerland will take in the future,” it said in a statement.In a word: yes. Swiss President Viola Amherd came out strongly after the verdict, questioning the grounds for the ruling.“Sustainability is very important to Switzerland, biodiversity is very important to Switzerland, the net zero target is very important to Switzerland,” she said.
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