The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in favor of a group of Swiss seniors, led by Swiss women, who sued their government over its inadequate efforts to combat climate change. This landmark decision, highlighting Switzerland's failure to meet environmental commitments, has sparked significant reactions and is said to have a potential global impact. Richard Tice commented on the potential for increased legal actions against governments failing to achieve Net Zero targets by 2050. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak criticized the European court's decision as an overreach, amid internal Conservative debates on withdrawing from the human rights body, especially in the context of upcoming votes on Rwanda flights.
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'This ruling has devastating consequences... because zealot after zealot is going to sue the UK government saying we're not doing enough to get to Net Zero by 2050!' @TiceRichard reacts to the ECHR's landmark ruling on Switzerland's "inadequate" efforts to combat climate change. https://t.co/K3Mso3cDO3