{"id":252545,"date":"2024-06-14T00:31:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T00:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/switzerlands-parliament-votes-to-disregard-historic-climate-ruling-victory-for-senior-women\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T01:08:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T01:08:48","slug":"switzerlands-parliament-votes-to-disregard-historic-climate-ruling-victory-for-senior-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/switzerlands-parliament-votes-to-disregard-historic-climate-ruling-victory-for-senior-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland\u2019s Parliament Votes to Disregard Historic Climate Ruling Victory for Senior Women"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Swiss Parliament meets during its summer session in Bern, Switzerland on June 10, 2024. The Swiss Parliament – the Federal Assembly \/ YouTube screenshot <\/p>\n
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In a blow to the increasing legal precedent in favor of citizens suing their governments over the adverse impacts of climate change, a vote by Switzerland\u2019s parliament has rejected the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)\u2019s historic climate ruling in favor of a group of older Swiss women.<\/p>\n
The women \u2014 KlimaSeniorinnen, a group of more than 2,000 women over age 64 \u2014 won a lawsuit in April claiming that their country\u2019s inadequate response to the climate crisis, particularly heat waves, had put their…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n