The Swiss government has been told it must do more to show that its national climate plans are ambitious enough to comply with a landmark legal ruling. It was seen as a historic decision in Europe, where it was the court’s first ruling on climate, with direct ramifications for all 46 Council of Europe member states. However, there was resistance within Switzerland from the start, and by the summer the Swiss federal council had rebuffed the ruling. She called on the Swiss federal council and parliament “to take the dangers of global warming seriously and finally take decisive action against the climate crisis”. Sébastien Duyck, a senior attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law, said European governments had “reaffirmed the rule of law”.

Source: The Guardian March 07, 2025 16:47 UTC