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‘Truly a David and Goliath case’: Six young people take 32 countries to court in unprecedented case
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/27/europe/portugal-climate-lawsuit-human-rights-court-intl/index.html
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While the claim was triggered by the fires, climate change continues to affect their lives, the group argues, particularly the fierce heat waves that Portugal regularly experiences.
The lawsuit, which was filed in 2020 and has relied heavily on crowdfunding, was fast-tracked by the European Court of Human Rights due to the urgency of the issue and the large number of defendants.
For their part, the countries being sued have claimed in written submissions that none of the claimants has established they have suffered serious harm as a result of climate change.
The judgment would “act like a legally binding treaty,” Ó Cuinn told CNN, forcing all 32 countries to accelerate climate action.
It’s unclear if the courts will make a ruling on all the claims together but the time frame between the hearing and the judgment is typically nine to 18 months, said Gerry Liston, senior lawyer at GLAN.
Even if current climate policies are met, the world is still on track for more than 2.5 degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century.
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