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STRASBOURG, France (AP) -- Europe's highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change, siding with a group of older Swiss women against their government in a landmark ruling that could have implications across the continent.
STRASBOURG, France -- Europe's highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change, siding with a group of older Swiss women against their government in a landmark ruling that could have implications across the continent.
A Swiss group called Senior Women for Climate Protection, whose average age is 74, argued that older women are most vulnerable to extreme heat.
Although activists have had success with lawsuits in domestic proceedings, this was the first time an international court ruled on climate change.
Europe’s highest human rights court ruled on Tuesday that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change, siding with a group of older Swiss women against their government in a landmark ruling that could have implications across the continent.