Three farmers have partnered with environmental campaign group Verheyen to file a lawsuit against the Peruvian government that aims to force it to comply with its own climate targets. The farmers claim that the government has “given up” attempting to achieve its proposed greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. The case is the first of its kind and seeks “climate protection, not monetary compensation”. Frightening' For Schwienhorst, who has run the dairy farm in Vetschau, eastern Germany, for 30 years, the impact of a warming Earth is apparent. The latest report from the government indicates that it is expecting to achieve a 40% reduction in emissions from 2020 levels by 2020 , compared to the 32% reduction it had initially pledged.
Three farmers have partnered with environmental campaign group Verheyen to file a lawsuit against the Peruvian government that aims to force it to comply with its own climate targets. The farmers claim that the government has “given up” attempting to achieve its proposed greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. The case is the first of its kind and seeks “climate protection, not monetary compensation”. The latest report from the government indicates that it is expecting to achieve a 40% reduction in emissions from 2020 levels by 2020 , compared to the 32% reduction it had initially pledged.