Swiss criticism of the European Court's judgment
Switzerland's government on Wednesday condemned the unique conviction in the European Court of Justice, which in April determined that the country had not done enough to tackle climate change, writes AFP.
The government guards the European Convention and Switzerland's membership of the Council of Europe, but is critical of how the court has interpreted the convention in terms of climate protection, according to a statement.
"(The government) is also of the opinion that Switzerland meets the climate requirements set out in the judgment," the statement continues.
The European Court took up the case following a report by Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz, an activist organization made up of elderly women. The verdict was condemned by both houses of parliament, and the right-wing Swiss People's Party - the country's largest - called for Switzerland to withdraw from the Council of Europe.
Switzerland's government on Wednesday condemned the unique conviction in the European Court of Justice, which in April determined that the country had not done enough to tackle climate change, writes AFP.
The government guards the European Convention and Switzerland's membership of the Council of Europe, but is critical of how the court has interpreted the convention in terms of climate protection, according to a statement.
"(The government) is also of the opinion that Switzerland meets the climate requirements set out in the judgment," the statement continues.
The European Court took up the case following a report by Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz, an activist organization made up of elderly women. The verdict was condemned by both houses of parliament, and the right-wing Swiss People's Party - the country's largest - called for Switzerland to withdraw from the Council of Europe.
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Environment group: Britain should be more like Paris
The environmental organization PAN Europe calls on the British government to ban pesticides in urban areas, The Guardian reports. Amy Heley, who represents the group, points to Paris and the French ban on pesticides that applies in all cities.
- Paris and hundreds of other cities around the world prove every day that it is entirely possible to become pesticide-free, she says.
PAN Europe wants sidewalks, parks and playgrounds to be free of chemicals, among other things to protect animals and people.
The organization has collected just over 15,000 signatures that want to see a ban.
The environmental organization PAN Europe calls on the British government to ban pesticides in urban areas, The Guardian reports. Amy Heley, who represents the group, points to Paris and the French ban on pesticides that applies in all cities.
- Paris and hundreds of other cities around the world prove every day that it is entirely possible to become pesticide-free, she says.
PAN Europe wants sidewalks, parks and playgrounds to be free of chemicals, among other things to protect animals and people.
The organization has collected just over 15,000 signatures that want to see a ban.
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