Switzerland condemned for climate inaction: for François Gemenne, "the Court reminds all countries of their responsibilities"

Cairo: Hani Kamal El-Din

Simply because the complaint which was deemed admissible concerned Switzerland. Citizens are turning against their own government. There was also a complaint against France and a complaint against Portugal, but they were not deemed admissible by the Court, for formal reasons. If the complaints had been deemed admissible, it is likely that France and Portugal would have condemned them too – even though Portugal is very successful in the fight against climate change, ranked 13th in the Germanwatch index.

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