Dutch court to rule on climate change case brought by Caribbean islanders
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch district court is ruling Wednesday in a case brought by eight residents of a tiny Caribbean island who accuse the Netherlands’ government of not doing enough to protect them from the devastating effects of climate change.
The case, backed by Greenpeace, is seeking to compel the government to better shield its citizens from the effects of increasing temperatures and rising sea levels and could set a precedent for similar legal challenges elsewhere.
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