The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Switzerland infringed “several” human rights by not doing enough to tackle climate change, in a far-reaching case that also has implications for the Netherlands. The case, the first of its kind at the human rights court, was brought by a group of some 2,000 older Swiss women who are concerned about climate change. Two other cases, one brought by a group of Portuguese youngsters and one by a French mayor, were referred Read this story
