The KlimaSeniorinnen women are taking the Swiss government to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg – claiming their health is threatened by heatwaves made worse by the climate crisis ...

Thousands of elderly Swiss women have joined forces in a ground-breaking case heard on Wednesday at the European Court of Human Rights, arguing that their government’s “woefully inadequate ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who said their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of ...

Almost five months after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) took Switzerland to task for its climate action, the government in Bern has hit back abruptly – Swiss policies are not ...

Switzerland's government on Wednesday approved new climate targets, proposing a cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 of at least 65% compared to 1990 levels. Skip to main content ...

The Swiss farmers who brought the lawsuit accuse their national government of failing to take effective measures to protect them from the most sweeping effects of climate change.

On August 28, the Swiss Federal Council voted to reject a landmark ruling that protection from climate change is a human right, while complying with the Court's order.