As a crucial climate lawsuit heads to trial in Germany next week, experts say the case - brought by Peruvian farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya against German energy giant RWE - could set a significant precedent in the fight to hold major polluters accountable for climate change. Lliuya’s lawsuit against RWE argues that the company’s historical greenhouse gas emissions have fueled global warming, accelerating glacial melt above his hometown of Huaraz, Peru. (AP/Mauricio Muñoz and Steven Grattan)
HAMM, Germany (AP) — A German court on Monday started hearing a Peruvian farmer's case against major energy company RWE, a lawsuit arguing that global warming fueled by the firm's historical greenhouse gas emissions ultimately poses a risk to his home.
