The Washington Post A German dairy farmer has filed a lawsuit against Chancellor Angela Merkel 's government over crop failure due to climate change . A Berlin court is set to hear the case , backed by several other farmers and Greenpeace , at the end of the month . Heiner Luetke Schwienhorst said he wanted to force the government to quickly find a way to meet its 2020 climate goals , and claimed its failure to do so has infringed " environmental , occupational and health rights " . Merkel recently unveiled a much - criticised € ​50bn ( £ ##500 ) package of environmental measures .
A German dairy farmer has filed a lawsuit against Chancellor Angela Merkel 's government over crop failure due to climate change . A Berlin court is set to hear the case , backed by several other farmers and Greenpeace , at the end of the month . Heiner Luetke Schwienhorst said he wanted to force the government to quickly find a way to meet its 2020 climate goals , and claimed its failure to do so has infringed " environmental , occupational and health rights " . Merkel recently unveiled a much - criticised € ​50bn ( £ ##500 ) package of environmental measures .