Safeguarding human rights for future generations

Amendment No. 1 | Doc. 15999 | 27 June 2024

Signatories:

Ms Saskia KLUIT, Netherlands, SOC ; Ms Thórhildur Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR, Iceland, SOC ; Mr Gergely ARATÓ, Hungary, SOC ; Ms Sibel ARSLAN, Switzerland, SOC ; Mr Randolph DE BATTISTA, Malta, SOC ; Mr Constantinos EFSTATHIOU, Cyprus, SOC ; Ms Heike ENGELHARDT, Germany, SOC ; Mr Simon MOUTQUIN, Belgium, SOC ; Mr Georgios STAMATIS, Greece, EPP/CD ; Ms Gala VELDHOEN, Netherlands, SOC

Origin

2024 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 1, insert the following paragraph:

"Protecting the planet for future generations also means repairing the environmental damage already caused."

Explanatory note

For this amendment it is worth noting that the Court, in KlimaSeniorinnen, did not impose Switzerland any specific measures to comply with the Judgment, given the "complex nature of climate change". This further limit significance and impact of the Court’s case-law as stressed in the memorandum.