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Court convicts French state for failure to address climate crisis
State found guilty of ‘non-respect of its engagements’ aimed at fighting global warming
A Paris court has convicted the French state of failing to address the climate crisis and not keeping its promises to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.
- Kim Willsher
- The Guardian
In what has been hailed as a historic ruling, the court found the state guilty of “non-respect of its engagements” aimed at combating global warming.
Billed the “affair of the century”, the legal case was brought by four French environmental groups after a petition signed by 2.3 million people.
“This is an historic win for climate justice.
The decision not only takes into…