German top court hands climate advocates important win
German top court hands climate advocates important win The government now has until the end of 2022 to update its legislation accordingly. As the effects of climate change worsen, citizens are taking their governments to court to ask for more effective action. Following favorable rulings across several European countries, now it was the turn of Germany – with the country’s highest court recently siding with a group of young campaigners in a landmark climate case. A climate protest in Germany. Credit: Flickr / Campact Germany’s Constitutional Court has called current official climate pla...
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