Europe's top human rights court has sided with a group of elderly women who said Switzerland's government had not done enough to combat climate change. Senior Women for Climate Protection, whose average age is 74, say older women's rights are especially infringed on because they are most affected by the extreme heat that will become more frequent due to global warming. This is the first time the court has ruled on climate change.
Judgments from the European Court of Human Rights are not legally binding for all 46 of the European Council's member states, but they set a legal precedent against which future lawsuits would be judged. The European Union, which does not include Switzerland, currently has a target to be climate-neutral by 2050 This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.