The first climate lawsuit in Russia is now filed in their Supreme Court put forward by activists who say the government needs to take stronger action to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Lawyers argue that it’s a matter of human rights, and filed the case just days before Russia ceases to be a party to the European Convention on Human Rights. The World’s Marco Werman speaks to one of the lawyers for the case, Russian human rights lawyer Dariana Gryaznova.
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