"Climate & environmental policies must not create new harms for vulnerable communities or be weaponized in the shift to a fossil-free world."

@duycks.bsky.social of @ciel.org stresses the need to advance a #JustTransition while remaining anchored in #HumanRights obligations.

Since the 2024 judgment, the Council of Europe has been overseeing Switzerland’s climate action.
Today’s decision points to ongoing gaps and calls on Swiss authorities to report back on further progress in 2026.

hey Lisbeth, thanks for the interest in this important case.
There won't be any developments later today. The tribunal is going to communicate via a notice on its webpage in the coming days/weeks to indicate when it will deliver its decision on the admissibility of the case.

40/ And it's a wrap.
The plaintiffs are now exiting the courthouse. Stay tuned for additional information on the case and the decision of the judges in this #ClimateLitigation case.
🌅Let the era of impunity come to an end and rule of law be upheld.

39/ This hearing made one thing clear: major polluters can only continue their reckless operations by seeking a licence to operate outside of the law - demanding to be dispensed from norms that apply to every other person.
#MakePollutersPay #LossAndDamage #CallForClimateJustice

38/ 🙉 🙈 on the other side, the lawyers supporting Holcim combined traditional legal arguments historically used by polluters and already repeatedly dismissed by other courts with direct attacks against NGOs supporting the case.

37/ ⚖️ today, the lawyers supporting the four plaintiffs who traveled from Indonesia to demand justice made a powerful case to the Swiss judges urging them to apply the law as it currently stands and to refuse to grant impunity to climate polluters...

36/ we have just vacated the room to let the three judges begin their deliberations... let me summarize below some of what we have learned today in this Cantonal Parliament of Zug in this historic hearing in #ClimateLitigation 𝐴𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝑣. 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑐𝑖𝑚...

35/ In conclusion, the presiding judge concludes this main hearing, indicating that the Court will communicate the timing of its decision on the case's admissibility through a public notice in the coming weeks.

34/ and back... Holcim's legal team wrapped up its argument after having made one last time the tired argument that if Holcim's was to act benevolently and to slash its emissions, other polluters would just replace it (the "I am a better evil" argument)...

33/ 🐾 Alpine Groundhogs are true hibernators, sleeping deeply for approximately 200 days each year.
🐾 They use loud, shrill whistles to alert their colony to the presence of predators.
🐾 Their large incisors grow continuously, allowing them to process their diet.
📸 Photo credit: Estebandh

32/ Rather than to summarise the ongoing litany of appalling arguments and to preserve your (and my) sanity, let us turn our attention to fascinating facts concerning Alpine Groundhogs, one of the national symbols of Switzerland...
📸 Photo credit: Niklas Jeromin

31/ When you know the commitment of both authorities to the rule of law and the importance of judicial remedies, one can only hope that the judges will see through the bad faith of these tactics.

30/ 🤬 Holcim's legal representative now relies on truncated quotes from the European Court of Human Rights & USA Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg to support its argument that inadequate governmental action shields polluters from accountability in the context of climate change.