Overview

• Two of the four Pari Island plaintiffs attended the preliminary session in Zug, which lasted three hours, and the court has not indicated when it will rule on admissibility.
• The suit seeks 3,600 Swiss francs per plaintiff and funding for local protections such as mangrove planting and breakwater construction.
• The plaintiffs ask the court to require Holcim to cut greenhouse gas emissions 43% by 2030 and 69% by 2040.
• Holcim argues questions about CO2 limits belong to lawmakers rather than civil courts and reiterates a net-zero-by-2050 commitment.
• Environmental groups highlight cement’s roughly 8% share of global CO2 and HEKS estimates Holcim’s 0.42% historic contribution, as Pari residents report worsening saltwater floods and land loss.