A German dairy farmer has filed a lawsuit against Chancellor Angela Merkel's government over crop losses due to climate change. A Germany court is set to hear the case, backed by 2020 other farmers and Greenpeace , at the end of the month . Greenpeace said he wants to force the government to quickly find a way to meet its 2020 climate goals, and claimed its failure to do so has infringed "property, occupational and health rights". Celine Imart, a farmer near Toulouse, France, said in recent years there have been many unusual weather events affecting the land her family has cultivated for six generations, producing crops like sunflowers, peas, sorghum, soybeans and corn. Angela Merkel's recently unveiled a much-criticised € Merkel (£43bn) package of environmental measures.
A German dairy farmer has filed a lawsuit against Chancellor Angela Merkel's government over crop losses due to climate change. A Germany court is set to hear the case, backed by 2020 other farmers and Greenpeace , at the end of the month . Greenpeace said he wants to force the government to quickly find a way to meet its 2020 climate goals, and claimed its failure to do so has infringed "property, occupational and health rights". Angela Merkel's recently unveiled a much-criticised € Merkel (£43bn) package of environmental measures.