Swiss upper home of parliament knocks European climate judgment

Switzerland's upper home of parliament on Wednesday knocked a current judgment by a top European court that pressed the country to do more to combat international warming, arguing that Swiss authorities were already doing enough to resolve the hazard.

Ballot 31 in favour and 11 against, upper home legislators backed a motion criticizing what it called judicial activism by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

The movement concluded by mentioning Switzerland saw no factor to take more action on the court's April 9 judgment on the grounds that its past and present efforts on environment policy fulfill the human rights requirements set out in its judgment.

The court had discovered in favor of a group of senior Swiss women who took Switzerland to court over its record on taking on global warming, arguing its failures violated their rights.

The ruling indicated Switzerland had a legal responsibility to do more to minimize emissions. However, it received extensive criticism inside the nation, and the Swiss environment minister stated the judgment was tough to fix up with direct democracy.

Switzerland, where referendums frequently evaluate the limits of nationwide policymaking, has devoted to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 from 1990 levels.

The federal government had actually proposed stronger measures to deliver the objective, however Swiss voters rejected them in a 2021 referendum.

A Swiss parliamentary committee had rejected the Strasbourg court's ruling a few weeks previously.

(source: Reuters)