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Is justice the only recourse in the face of climate inaction?

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    Le 12:30
  • 10 April 2024
  • Sophie Swaton
    • Géosciences et de l'environnement, UNIL
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has handed down a landmark judgment, condemning for the first time a state for climate inaction, in this case Switzerland.

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