Saul Luciano Lliuya, a farmer from Huaraz, Peru, has initiated a groundbreaking lawsuit against German energy company RWE, arguing that the company's climate-damaging emissions have increased the risk of flooding from glacial lakes threatening his home. This trial, happening in Hamm, emphasizes the global accountability of major polluters. Lliuya feels a strong sense of responsibility in fighting against climate impacts, despite RWE denying any responsibility, likening the lawsuit to an unjust precedent affecting every car driver under German law. The outcome could set a precedent for future climate-related accountability cases.
"I feel a great responsibility," says Lliuya. For him, the case is about fighting climate change and the melting of glaciers and "holding those who have caused the damage to account."
During the hearing in the coming days, it will be decided whether Lliyua's house is really in danger of being flooded and if so, to what extent RWE can be held responsible.
Lliuya accused RWE, a major greenhouse gas polluter, of significantly increasing this danger through its climate-damaging emissions. He argued that the company should take responsibility.
RWE said, "If there were such a claim under German law, every car driver could also be held liable. We consider this to be legally inadmissible and the wrong approach from a socio-political point of view."
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