Climate: 54,000 lawsuits against government for better climate protection

The environmental organizations Greenpeace and Germanwatch have filed a constitutional complaint about the federal government’s inadequate climate protection policy. There are more than 54,000 co-plaintiffs, the associations announced. In addition to a climate protection law that complies with the constitution, concrete steps to reduce CO₂ in transport are also being demanded.

“The federal government is delaying effective and socially just climate protection measures and is thereby violating freedom and equality rights,” said the complainants’ lawyer, Roda Verheyen. “In order to protect our fundamental rights, emission reductions must be initiated and implemented in a timely manner – the amendment to the Climate Protection Act achieves exactly the opposite.”

Around 20 plaintiffs demonstrated in front of the Federal Constitutional Court with climate protection banners. Some of them had already successfully obtained in Karlsruhe in 2021 that the government, within the framework of the Basic Law, Climate protection and is committed to protecting against the consequences of climate change. In addition, appropriate measures must not be postponed at the expense of the younger generation.

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