On Tuesday 9 April, the European Court of Human Rights ruled for the first time on state responsibility for climate action.
Three countries were involved: Switzerland, accused by the association ‘Senior Women for Climate Protection’ (2,500 women over the age of 65), France, accused by the former mayor of Grande-Synthe, now an MEP, Damien Carême, and six young Portuguese men, who were suing no fewer than 32 countries (the 27 members of the European Union as well as the United...