Cases opened Wednesday before the European Court of Human Rights against France and Switzerland over alleged failings to protect the environment, marking the first time governments are in the court’s dock for alleged climate change inaction. The case against Switzerland is based on a complaint by an association of elderly people — who call themselves the “Club of Climate Seniors” — concerned with the consequences of global warming on their living conditions and health, the ECHR said. They accuse the Swiss authorities of various climate change failings which they say amount to a violation of the government’s obligation to protect life and citizens’ homes and families. For more on unprecedented climate change legal action against the French and Swiss governments, FRANCE 24 is joined by Justine Ripoll, Campaign Manager for the NGO ‘Notre Affaire à Tous’ and Co-President of Combat Monsanto.
Source: France 24.com