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Switzerland’s climate inaction violates human rights, top European court rules [Video]

Global temperatures around the world hit an all-time high for a tenth consecutive month, according to the European Union’s climate agency. At the same time, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled the Switzerland government’s climate policy failures violate human rights. Global’s Redmond Shannon looks at how the landmark case came to be and its potential implications for combatting climate change worldwide.For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10411630/europe-climate-lawsuit-switzerland-ruling/Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDcLike Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQFollow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mtFollow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB#GlobalNews #Swiss #climate #Swissruling