Overview

• Judges in Zug heard arguments on whether to admit the case, which was brought by four residents of Indonesia’s Pari island, and said a decision will follow at an unspecified date.
• Two plaintiffs traveled to Switzerland for the session, which focuses on sea-level rise and flooding they say have eroded parts of their island and damaged livelihoods.
• The plaintiffs seek 3,600 Swiss francs each for damages and local protection measures such as mangrove planting and breakwater construction.
• They also ask the court to order Holcim to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by 2030 and 69% by 2040, citing the cement sector’s large carbon footprint.
• Holcim says it awaits the court’s decision, reiterates a net-zero-by-2050 goal, and argues that rules on CO2 allocations belong to lawmakers rather than civil courts.