Swiss court to hear Indonesian islanders’ climate case against cement company

Four residents of Pari, an Indonesian island, filed a legal complaint in January 2023 against Holcim, a cement giant, for not doing enough to reduce carbon emissions. A Swiss court has agreed to hear the case, marking the first climate litigation against a major corporation in Switzerland. The lawsuit seeks compensation for climate damage, flood protection funding, and a decrease in Holcim’s carbon emissions. Holcim, one of the world’s largest CO2 emitters, has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and has reduced its direct CO2 emissions by over 50% since 2015.

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