The Swiss Grannies On Why Young People Give Them Hope For Climate Action
Pia Hollenstein, one of the co-founders of the KlimaSeniorinnen group, told Almost why young people gives her hope for the planet.
In 2020, a group of more than 2,000 elderly Swiss women sued the Swiss government at Europe’s highest human rights court for failing to act on reducing carbon emissions.
In April 2024, the court issued a landmark decision in their favor, ordering the Swiss government to revise its climate targets and policies to take greater action on reducing emissions.
Almost spoke to Pia Hollenstein, one of the co-founders of the KlimaSeniorinnen group about the significance of the victory, which serves as a legal precedent in Europe, and why young people give them hope for the planet.
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