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Climate lawfare in international courts is a calamitous way to decarbonise the world’s $200 trillion (£159 trillion) economy. It invites the destruction of what remains of political consent for net zero, risking a visceral backlash across the western democracies.
The Biden administration has assigned $830m in grants to support projects around the country aimed at strengthening the nation’s ageing infrastructure
Tim Eicke said the decision from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) could slow down the fight against climate change.
The Strasbourg Court ruled that humans must be protected from climate-induced heat waves (no such thing) via emission targets. Not the Bee.
Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on an unprecedented trio of cases which claimed that European states have taken insufficient action to combat climate change. The outcome of the claims were mixed. But the judgments of the Strasbourg Court are likely to prove exceedingly contentious. The three cases involved claims against Switzerland, France