Sweden’s Supreme Court today ruled that Greta Tancyberg and hundreds of other activists cannot go on with a lawsuit aimed stricter measures against climate change.

Activists filed a lawsuit in 2022 In a lower court, arguing that the state violates rights guaranteed in the European Treaty of Human Rights by not doing enough to limit climate change or mitigate its effects.

The Lower Court asked the Supreme Court in 2023 to clarify whether such a lawsuit may be tried in a Swedish court – a claim was followed by the Court to dismiss the case.

“A court cannot decide that the House or the Government must take any special action. Political bodies decide independently what special climate measures should Sweden take. “ He mentioned in his statement the Supreme Court.

But the court added that it did not reject the possibility of a lawsuit that would be otherwise expressed in Sweden, as the European Court of Human Rights has said that groups that meet certain requirements may have the right to file lawsuits for the Climate change.

“The Supreme Court states in his ruling that such a case could only concern whether the contract has been violated under the contract, not what special measures is obliged to take the state,” he said.

OR Group of 300 plaintiffs to casecalled group Aurorahe had asked the lower court to order Sweden to do more in order to limit the increase in planet’s temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Last year, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the Swiss government violated its citizens’ rights by failing to combat climate change.

But rejected two other cases, including one that had deposited six new Portuguese in weight 32 European countries which according to the plaintiffs failed to prevent climate change. The court ruled that they had to first pursue a court ruling in Portugal.