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Peruvian farmer’s case against German energy giant RWE could reshape global climate accountability

“This is one of the first cases of its kind — a case brought by someone directly affected by climate change against a major greenhouse gas emitter — that has made it all the way to trial.”

FILE – Tourists walk in front of the Tuco glacier in Huascaran National Park during a tour called the “Route of climate change” in Huaraz, Peru, Aug. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
FILE – Tourists walk in front of the Tuco glacier in Huascaran National Park during a tour called the “Route of climate change” in Huaraz, Peru, Aug. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
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The lawsuit argues the company’s greenhouse gas emissions have accelerated glacial melt above his hometown.

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