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by IAMMidway 807 days ago
Becaus it shows the ECHR is not a serious institution if PR-tricks like using "seniors" to bring forth your case helps you win.

The ECHR needs to be abolished and Switzerland needs to leave this court.
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TheGeminon 807 days ago
So this would be a worthwhile case if a youthful physicist was bringing the complaint?

As per the article, they are arguing that seniors are particularly affected by climate change due to heat waves, and these are causing deaths.

The 2022 heatwaves had hundreds of deaths attributed to climate change in Switzerland: https://lenews.ch/2023/07/08/climate-change-behind-60-percen...

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tomp 807 days ago
The issue with people dying from heat waves has nothing to do with climate change.

The issue is that Switzerland outlawed air conditioning for private homes (still allowed in shopping centres though!)

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myrion 807 days ago
Show me that law, because as far as I can tell, that's complete nonsense.

I know of a bunch of people who legally purchased and installed aircon in their homes.

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tomp 807 days ago
It might vary by canton, I’m in Zürich.

https://archive.is/7g3A9

Yeah you can buy the mobile AC unit, but none of the new-builds in the past 10+ years come with a built-in (fixed) unit.

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