When the gavel dropped on 12 December 2015 and the world finally reached the Paris Agreement to tackle climate change, cheers erupted and tears flowed. History was made. This year, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) could write the next hopeful chapter when it addresses the climate crisis for the first time.
This is a watershed year for climate litigation: three cases in Strasbourg stand to transform the climate policies of 32 European countries. Their effect could reverberate across the globe.
Hearings for two of these cases will happen on 29 March, with a third due to be heard after the summer. Behind the cases are brave plaintiffs from all ages and backgrounds: Portuguese children and young people, Swiss senior women, and French MEP Damien Carême."
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