'We are suing for our human right to life,' said one 78-year-old KlimaSeniorin member and plaintiff in a historic case filed by elderly Swiss women before the ECHR_CEDH. 'With this case, we want to help spur politicians into action a little bit.'
Switzerland is warming at a rate of more than twice the global mean.The strong warming has an impact on many other climate indices in Switzerland. For instance, the zero-degree line has climbed substantially, which has resulted in Alpine glaciers losing over 60% of their volume since 1850. It is likely that they will no longer be part of the Alpine landscape by the end of this century. The vegetation period now lasts several weeks longer in the lowlands than it did even in the 1960s.
a government proposal to tax automobile fuel and airline tickets in a bid to help the country meet its targets under the Paris climate agreement. Switzerland is responsible for about 0.1% of global emissions."Should we win...
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