On national broadcaster ZDF, the news anchor Claus Kleber pointed out that low-pressure areas were nothing new in the region. “The events show with what force the consequences of climate change can affect us all, and how important it is for us to adjust to extreme weather events in the future.” “Climate change has arrived in Germany,” said the environment minister, Svenja Schulze. In Leverkusen, a hospital with 468 patients had to be evacuated overnight following a power failure, after the Dhünn River breached its banks.Īs Germans prepare to go to the polls in September to choose a successor to Merkel, the extreme weather could heighten awareness of global heating, a topic with which the Greens, running second to Merkel’s conservatives, have so far failed to dominate the agenda. In at least four separate incidents, in the cities of Cologne, Solingen and Unna, people died after being trapped by the floods in their cellars. In the neighbouring western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, at least 30 people died, including two firefighters who drowned during rescue missions. The Court found it impossible to attribute specific damages and impairments to individual causes.01:45 'It went so fast': villagers describe destruction as flooding hits western Germany – video However, the causal link was unfounded because of the Court recognized that there are billions of GHG emitters worldwide contributing to anthropogenic climate change and removing RWE AG’s contribution would not remove the flood risks. This motion was legitimate in that RWE AG could be liable for damages done. However, the Court found the third alternative motion to be legitimate, but unfounded. The claimant’s first and second alternative motions were similarly found to be illegitimate due to a lack of specificity. The primary motion did not concretely specify how removing or desisting RWE AG’s GHG emissions was necessary for the enforcement of the law, nor specifically identify a detrimental legal relationship since the scope of legal pendency and effect were not sufficiently defined.
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