Greta Thunberg files a lawsuit against her country Sweden: “It was not possible to…” | World news
A group of children and young adults included Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg filed a class-action lawsuit against her home country for failing to take adequate measures to stop climate change. The lawsuit is part of an international wave of climate-related legal action.
This comes after a high-profile case in the Netherlands, where the country’s highest court ruled in 2019 that the government had a legal obligation to take action against global warming.
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The lawsuit involves Greta Thunberg and over 600 others who claim that Sweden’s climate policy violates both its constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights.
“The Swedish state does not meet the constitutional requirement to promote sustainable development that leads to a good environment for current and future generations,” the group said.
In an interview with Dagens Nyheter, Great Thunberg said that she believes climate laws should be tightened.
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“We have no laws that provide long-term protection against the consequences of climate and environmental crises, but we must use the methods at our disposal and do everything we can,” she said.
The suit, filed in Stockholm, calls on the court to require the government to undertake its “fair share” of global measures to keep greenhouse gas emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.