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The German environmental non-governmental organisation Deutsche Umwelthilfe has told the Reuters news agency that it plans to sue the two German car companies for refusing to tighten their carbon emission reduction targets.
The NGO sent letters to both companies asking them to step up their efforts to drastically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The letter follows a ruling by Germany’s highest court that the recent climate law of 12 May did not do enough to protect future generations. As a result, Deutsche Umwelthilfe decided to ask several German companies, including Daimler and BMW, to commit to doing more for the climate than had already been planned. The refusal of the latter two to respond to the NGO’s demands led to legal action being taken against them.
These lawsuits are a first in Germany and could have three consequences in the future. Firstly, it would lead to German companies being held responsible for the effect on people’s lives of the emissions their products create. Secondly, citizens could gain confidence and become emboldened to take legal action against other companies, such as airlines or energy companies, whose carbon reduction targets are not ambitious enough. Finally, companies will now have to prove in court that their greenhouse gas reduction targets are as ambitious as they claim.
Deutsche Umwelthilfe’s choice to pursue Daimler and BMW instead of other companies is not insignificant. Indeed, both companies aim to diversify their electric vehicle offer, and to make them the majority by 2030. They have also declared their objectives to be in line with the international Paris Agreement on the fight against global warming. But for the NGO, these targets are not enough to adhere to German climate regulations and carbon emission budgets set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Deutsche Umwelthilfe is therefore calling on Daimler and BMW to revise their targets upwards and cease production of fossil fuel vehicles by 2030.
Both companies have already indicated that they consider their objectives to be in line with German law, and that they refuse the NGO’s demands.
The next step in this case will be decided by the German courts. If they are to be prosecuted, the two car companies will have to prove in court that they are doing what is necessary to combat global warming. Even so, a decision could take years, making the risk for both companies higher if they end up taking the case. There is little time left before 2030.
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