FILE - View of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Sept. 27, 2023. Europe’s highest human rights court will rule Tuesday April 9, 2024 on a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
A decision against any of the countries involved could force them to reduce net emissions to zero by 2030. The EU, which doesn’t include Switzerland, currently has a target to be climate-neutral by 2050.Vermont advances bill requiring fossil fuel companies pay for damage caused by climate changeThe decisions have “the potential to be a watershed moment in the global fight for a livable future.
At the other end of the age spectrum, a group of Swiss retirees are also demanding their government do more.