KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland (European Court of Human Rights, 2024)

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³ Committee of Ministers (CM), ‘H46-30 Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland (Application No. 53600/20): Supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgments’,  CM/Del/Dec(2025)1521/H46-30 (6 March 2025), , accessed 28 November 2025

⁴ Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v Switzerland App no 53600/20 (ECHR, 9 April 2024) [650]

⁵ Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v Switzerland App no 53600/20 (ECHR, 9 April 2024) [656], [657]

⁶ Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v Switzerland App no 53600/20 (ECHR, 9 April 2024) [573], [574]

⁷ Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v Switzerland App no 53600/20 (ECHR, 9 April 2024) [545], [546]

⁸ Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v Switzerland App no 53600/20 (ECHR, 9 April 2024) [640]

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¹⁴ Swiss Confederation, ‘Bundesgesetz über die Reduktion der CO2-Emissionen’ [Federal Act on the Reduction of CO2 emissions], BBI 2024 686, 15 March 2024, , accessed 17 December 2025

¹⁵ Swiss Confederation, ‘Communication from Switzerland concerning the case of Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland (Application No. 53600/20)’, DH-DD(2024)1123, 8 October 2024, https://www.klimaseniorinnen.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bilan-d-Action-Suisse.pdf, accessed 17 December 2025

¹⁶ Swiss Confederation, ‘Bundesgesetz über die Ziele im Klimaschutz, die Innovation und die Stärkung der Energiesicherheit (KlG)’, Federal Act on Climate Protection Targets, Innovation and Strengthening Energy Security (Climate and Innovation Act)], AS 2023 655, , access 28 April 2026

¹⁷ Swiss Confederation, ‘Bundesgesetz über eine sichere Stromversorgung mit erneuerbaren Energien
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¹⁸ Committee of Ministers (CM), ‘H46-37 Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland (Application No. 53600/20): Supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgments’,  CM/Del/Dec(2025)1537/H46-37 (17 September 2025), , accessed 28 November 2025

¹⁹ Swiss Confederation, ‘Communication from the authorities (14 February 2025) concerning Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v Switzerland (Application No 53600/20)’, DH-DD(2025)183, 14 February 2025,

²⁰ Swiss Confederation, ‘Communication from Switzerland concerning the case of Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland (Application No. 53600/20)’, DH-DD(2024)1123, 8 October 2024, https://www.klimaseniorinnen.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bilan-d-Action-Suisse.pdf, accessed 17 December 2025

²¹ Committee of Ministers (CM), ‘H46-37 Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland (Application No. 53600/20): Supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgments’,  CM/Del/Dec(2025)1537/H46-37 (17 September 2025),  , accessed 28 November 2025

²² Committee of Ministers (CM), ‘H46-37 Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland (Application No. 53600/20): Supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgments’,  CM/Del/Dec(2025)1537/H46-37 (17 September 2025),  , accessed 28 November 2025