The court in Hamm has written “legal history”, said Klaus Milke, chairman of the pressure group Germanwatch that is advising Luciano. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A group of tourists walk on a tour called ‘Route of climate change’ in Huaraz, Peru. Luciano wants RWE to pay €17,000 ($20,000) to help pay for flood defences for his community in Peru’s northern Ancash region. The 37-year-old also wants the German company to reimburse him for the €6,384 he himself has spent on protective measures. The case comes as climate change is once again in the global spotlight with the UN climate talks taking place in Bonn, a two-hour drive away from the Hamm courthouse.

Source: The Guardian November 14, 2017 02:48 UTC