European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction
European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction
"We are not made to sit in a rocking chair and knit," said one of the older Swiss women who won.
Great news for EU and for the planet.
I'm a little worried that this might help the UK Tories turn this year's election into a referendum on the ECHR.
Great news for EU and for the planet.
Plus all of the other countries that are part of ECHR. I understand that you know, but it's good to repeat it is more than just the EU.
Good point.
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Decisions made in the European Court of Human Rights influence law across its 46 member states. Estelle Dehon KC, a barrister at Cornerstone Barristers in the UK, said "the judgement [...] comprehensively dismisses the argument that courts cannot rule on climate legal obligations because climate change is a global phenomenon or because action by one state is just a 'drop in the ocean'," she told BBC News. Governments globally have signed up to drastically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Basically, EU governments are now legally bound to follow through their obligations.