Posted on 01/15/2020 8:14:22 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Berlin - Environmental groups announced Wednesday they had filed lawsuits at Germany's highest court accusing Chancellor Angela Merkel's government of failing to protect basic rights through its weak climate protection law.
Greenpeace together with German groups BUND and Deutsche Umwelthilfe filed the legal actions, which are also backed by Luisa Neubauer, a prominent activist of the Fridays for Future climate strike movement.
A dozen Bangladeshis and Nepalis, whose countries have been hard hit by global warming, also joined the initiative.
"Climate protection is the protection of fundamental rights, particularly those of younger generations and inhabitants of most affected countries," said Remo Klinger, a lawyer for the plaintiffs.
Germany should "make a contribution commensurate with its responsibility in terms of climate change", added Klinger.
Merkel's government last year agreed on a sweeping package of climate policy reforms that are estimated to cost 100 billion euros by 2030.
With plans to make train travel cheaper and air travel more costly, the package is intended to help Europe's largest economy slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
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They may want to re-think this. If this goes to trial, folks like Monkton and Tony Heller would be fun witnesses.
As though Merkel has the power to fix the climate in Bangladesh. Notice these whiners always go to the rich countries to accuse the leaders of enviro-sinning. Beggars with a bowl with a hole.
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