They have taken a case against 33 European countries - including Ireland - arguing that their climate policies are inadequate.
"It's also very sad to see my favourite places where I would play as a child in ashes," said Claudia."We have always been concerned with climate change; however it was in 2017 when the forest fires broke out in Portugal that we became aware that something had to be done." The case is backed by the Global Legal Action Network GLAN which is a legal non-profit organisation, run by Irish lawyers.
Once they filed the case in 2020, the court fast tracked based on its urgency and importance. Recently the court referred the case to its Grand Chamber. "I hope the judges in Strasbourg will force Ireland and other European countries to do what is necessary to protect us," Claudia said.
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