The European Court of Human Rights is to rule on whether governments' climate change policies are violating the European Convention on Human Rights. All three cases accuse European governments of inaction or insufficient action in their measures against global warming.
The challenge lies in ensuring 'the recognition of an individual and collective right to a climate that is as stable as possible, which would constitute an important legal innovation'.
The court's position 'may mark a turning point in the global struggle for a liveable future...A victory in any of the three cases could constitute the most significant legal development on climate change for Europe since the signing of the Paris 2015 Agreement.'
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