Friends of the Earth has challenged Britain’s climate adaptation strategy, arguing that the government has failed to set proper objectives. The environmental campaign group believes that instead of a general aim of risk reduction, the British government has to set outcomes in the strategy to address specific risks. Lawyers representing the British government argue that ministers are ultimately responsible for deciding the frameworks and objectives of the climate adaptation strategy. Friends of the Earth’s case references an April ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that Switzerland violated its citizens’ human rights by failing to do more to address and combat climate change. This legal challenge is part of a larger movement of climate campaigners and activists taking governments to court over perceived inaction on climate change.
