Climate groups seek tighter EU emissions caps in court
The lawsuit is backed by a recent ruling which found Switzerland guilty of failing to protect its citizens from climate change.
Two climate campaign groups are arguing in court that the current emissions caps imposed on industry are unlawful because they violate the EU’s commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) submitted their final written arguments yesterday in a case filed in February this year at the Court of Justice of the European Union's General Court.