Greenpeace response to Committee of Ministers’ decision on KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland climate case
Swiss National Action Report
More documents relating to the judgment can be found athttps://en.klimaseniorinnen.ch/
Strasbourg, France – WEBWIRE – Friday, March 7, 2025
Today, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europeannounced that Switzerland is not complying with the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)in thelandmark caseof the KlimaSeniorinnen. The Committee sided with the KlimaSeniorinnen that Switzerland is not doing enough to align its policy with a maximum global warming limit of 1.5C, in another victory for current and future generations.
Rosmarie Wydler-Wlti, Co-President of KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz said: The Swiss Federal Council is not getting away with its arguments at the Committee of Ministers. Switzerland must improve its climate policy to remedy the violation of our human rights. We call on the Federal Council and Parliament to take global warming seriously and to finally take decisive action against the climate crisis.
As the first intergovernmental body to oversee a States compliance with a legal decision on climate change, the Committee of Ministers decision regardingSwitzerlands failure to implement the judgmentof the KlimaSeniorinnen marks an important moment for the future of climate litigation and policy: Switzerlands response is inadequate, and the fight for justice is not over. Driven by the relentless efforts of the KlimaSeniorinnen and civil society actors, todays decision by the Committee sends a clear message: States have a duty to protect peoples human rights with strong climate policy. Now, Switzerland must return to the drawing board and produce a real plan one that delivers the emissions reductions and human rights protections the Court demanded. The battle to turn the landmark legal victory into lasting political change continues, with the Committee examining the case again in September 2025.
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The submissions to the Committee of Ministers
Rule 9.2Submissionby KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz with Annex I CLN-Analysis (forthcoming),Annex II Switzerland Carbon Budget,Annex III CO2 emissions projections Switzerland 2023-2050Rule 9.2Submissionby the NGO-CoalitionRule 9.2Submissionby the Swiss National Human Rights Institution
– Swiss National Action Report
– More documents relating to the judgment can be found athttps://en.klimaseniorinnen.ch/
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