In a class action lawsuit, about 60,000 Belgians are suing their government for their alleged inaction in the fight against global warming. The case was filed in a civil court in Brussels.
Launched in 2015 by the association Klimatzaak (the climate case, in Dutch), the procedure follows a similar one in the Netherlands that led to a ruling against the Dutch government.
The cases attack governments for not respecting the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
In the Belgian case, the accusation alleges that Belgium failed to reduce its overall carbon emissions by “40% or at least 25%” by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, the updated thresholds linked to the Paris pact.
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