VW May Recall TDIs In Germany After Environmental NGO's New Dieselgate Win
The NGO behind the lawsuit says it's coming for others brands' diesel models too
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The NGO behind the lawsuit says it's coming for others brands' diesel models too
The case argued that manufacturers like BMW pose a threat to people's rights if they continue making vehicles that produce greenhouse gas emissions.
A lawsuit accusing Mercedes-Benz of infringing on people's freedoms by exacerbating climate change was dropped by the Stuttgart district court on Tuesday but the German climate NGO behind the case said it planned to appeal.
Britain and the United States are among a few countries withholding support for a proposal brought at the United Nations that would recognise access to a safe and healthy environment as a human right, prompting criticism that they are undermining their own pledges ahead of the Glasgow climate conference.
By Emma Farge, Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici