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People around the world beset by drought, heatwaves, rising seas and storm surges made worse by global warming are calling for «climate justice,» and many are pleading their case in court. Families from eight nations joined their ranks Thursda‘Climate victims’ from eight countries seek justice from EU
People around the world beset by drought, heatwaves, rising seas and storm surges made worse by global warming are calling for «climate justice,» and many are pleading their case in court. Families from eight nations joined their ranks Thursday when they collectively sued the European Union over the impact of rising temperatures on their livelihoods. Currently, the EU accounts for about nine percent of global CO2 emissions. Taking into account accumulated emissions since 1850, that share rises to a quarter, second only to the United States (27 percent). Globally, there are at least 1,000 active legal cases related to climate change, more than two-thirds of them in the United Sta...Keep on reading: ‘Climate victims’ from eight countries seek justice from EU Read more