Back to the drawing board for the climate miserablists and their litigious Swiss grannies, who had claimed a so-called ‘landmark’ victory after arguing their country wasn’t cold enough for their liking due to lack of government action, or something. The report notes that ‘the government had proposed stronger measures…but Swiss voters rejected them in a 2021 referendum’.
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GENEVA, May 21 (Reuters) – A Swiss parliamentary committee on Tuesday rejected a ruling by a top European court that said Switzerland had violated the human rights of its citizens by not doing enough to prevent climate change.
In April, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg found in favor of a group of elderly Swiss women who took their government to court over its record on tackling global warming.
The decision, which was expected to embolden more people to bring climate cases against governments, indicated Switzerland had a legal duty to take greater action on reducing emissions.
The ruling received widespread criticism in Switzerland, and the legal affairs committee of the upper house of parliament voted to rebuff it on the grounds the country was taking enough action, said Andrea Caroni, a lawmaker on the committee.
The Swiss government had pushed back against the Strasbourg court’s decision, with the environment minister saying the ruling was hard to reconcile with direct democracy.
Full report here.
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Image: Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland [credit: ESA]
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At last the “majority” stopping the “minority” having their way, may it continue in all fields of contention.
Encouraging. What a pity UK politicians are all wrapped up in Net Zero and plunge on regardless.
But on the wrong grounds. Which are that the whole thing is bolxxks.
Swiss people vote directly for something. Foreign court tells them they are wrong and must do something else.
Exactly why the Left love all these supranational institutions.