{"id":73332,"date":"2025-03-07T11:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T10:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=73332"},"modified":"2025-03-07T12:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T11:57:51","slug":"greenpeace-response-to-committee-of-ministers-decision-on-klimaseniorinnen-v-switzerland-climate-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/73332\/greenpeace-response-to-committee-of-ministers-decision-on-klimaseniorinnen-v-switzerland-climate-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace response to Committee of Ministers\u2019 decision on KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland climate case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Strasbourg, France – Today, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe announced that Switzerland is not complying with the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)<\/a> in the landmark case<\/a> of 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 1.5\u00b0C, in another victory for current and future generations.

Rosmarie Wydler-W\u00e4lti, Co-President of KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz said: \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

As the first intergovernmental body to oversee a State\u2019s compliance with a legal decision on climate change, the Committee of Minister\u2019s decision regarding Switzerland\u2019s failure to implement the judgment<\/a> of the KlimaSeniorinnen marks an important moment for the future of climate litigation and policy: Switzerland\u2019s response is inadequate, and the fight for justice is not over. Driven by the relentless efforts of the KlimaSeniorinnen and civil society actors, today\u2019s decision by the Committee sends a clear message: States have a duty to protect people’s 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. <\/p>\n\n

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The submissions to the Committee of Ministers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n