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Swedish court rejects Thunberg lawsuit on climate action

Sweden's Supreme Court has ruled that Greta Thunberg and other activists cannot proceed with a class action lawsuit against the state for stronger climate action.
The lawsuit argued that Sweden violated rights in the European Convention on Human Rights by not addressing climate change sufficiently.
The Supreme Court stated that it could only determine if individual rights were violated, not mandate specific government actions.
The court indicated that a differently formulated lawsuit could still be heard.

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Court rejects lawsuit by young people, including Greta Thunberg

Three hundred young people, including Greta Thunberg, have filed a lawsuit against the state in Sweden.

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Euro Weekly News

Supreme Court rejects climate lawsuit

300 young activists brought a class action lawsuit against Sweden for its climate inaction but on Wednesday, February 19 the Swedish Supreme Court threw it out. 22-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg was amongst those who brought the lawsuit. The action brought against Sweden by hundreds of individuals asked that the country minimise gas emissions contributing to global warming to a… Source

Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action

Sweden's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other activists cannot proceed with a class action lawsuit that had sought to force the state to take stronger action against climate change.

3 days ago·United Kingdom

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Le Monde

In Sweden, the Supreme Court rejects the opening of a state trial by Greta Thunberg and 300 young people for climate inaction

The complaint, filed in November 2022, was aimed at forcing the Swedish state to act to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

3 days ago·Paris, France

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Firstpost News

Sweden top court rejects Greta Thunberg's class action lawsuit for stronger climate response

The group of 300 plaintiffs in the case, who call themselves the Aurora group, wanted the courts to order Sweden to do more to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius

3 days ago·Mumbai, India

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NBC News

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Sweden’s top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action

Sweden’s Supreme Court ruled that Greta Thunberg and other activists cannot proceed with a lawsuit that sought to force the state to take stronger action against climate change.

3 days ago·United States

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