European ruling linking climate change to human rights could be a game changer — here’s how

European ruling linking climate change to human rights could be a game changer — here’s how

On 9 April, the European Court of Human Rights delivered a groundbreaking ruling: states are obliged to protect their citizens from the threats and harms of climate change. And in that regard, judges said, Switzerland’s climate action has been inadequate (see go.nature.com/4azjhvd). This marks the first time that an international human-rights court has linked protection … Read more