“It took us a while to believe we actually won.”
elizabeth sternThe 76-year-old is a climate activist from KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz (Swiss Senior Women for Climate Protection), a movement group of 2,400 older Swiss women.
The group argued in a lawsuit before the European Court of Human Rights that older women are more likely to die in heatwaves and that the Swiss government is not doing enough to curb carbon emissions.
“Everyone knows the climate is changing,” Stern said. hannah moore. “But during very hot days, governments have to do something to protect their citizens, right? And to make sure that we don't have more hot days like this. It needs to be done, but Switzerland is not doing it.”
Last week, the group won a lawsuit. The court has ruled that the government's weak climate policy violates fundamental human rights.
journalist Isabella Kaminski We talk to Hannah about the ruling and what it means for future climate change litigation.
Photo: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
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