@davidho :( Thank you for sharing that story.

We were reading earlier this eve about Peruvian farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya's case. "Germanwatch is still claiming a win. It says that the court ruled on the specific risk of Lake Palcacocha bursting its banks. But, by allowing the case to proceed through the German court system for a decade, had accepted the broader principle that climate change plaintiffs from around the world can use German property laws to sue German companies over their carbon emissions.” — #NPR https://www.npr.org/2025/05/28/nx-s1-5414369/peruvian-farmer-loses-landmark-climate-case-against-german-energy-giant
#RWE #SaulvsRWE #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis

The case Saul Lliuya vs German coal major RWE got dismissed and case closed bc
*damage to Saul's property in Peru wd be too small: only a few centimetres of water would reach it
*the flood risk within next 30yrs is too small at 1%.

But: the court also ruled that RWE is indeed responsible and liable for all global damage from its CO2 !! Government permits for emissions do not free the company from responsibility.

And the court quotes the Keeling Curve from 1958ff as proof for the since-then-established fact of #climatechange and hence, liability of fossil fuel producers.

So, 🇩🇪Ahrtal victims: sue Exxon!
Global victims: sue Shell & RWE into hell!
And the township where Saul lives can also sue RWE – after the flood from the glacial lake has occurred, or once the flood risk is proven to be big enough.

Saul's legal team summarizes key points from the ruling here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KRniqWGwk0MgUDch_uAKNHqWqEHqi7c9/view

Press release by the court – the actual text of the ruling will become available asap/later:
https://www.olg-hamm.nrw.de/behoerde/presse/Pressemitteilungen/14_26_PE_OLG_VT-Lliuya_RWE/index.php

#LliuyavsRWE #SaulvsRWE