Climate Change – It's Everyone's Fight

"Climate change" and "climate crisis" have become synonymous with young people and their futures. But climate change is happening right now. A problem with talking about climate change in terms of young people only, is that it gives energy companies, unscrupulous governments and others who wilfully contribute to climate change, a reason to kick the can down the road and treat it as an issue for the future. Which is why the success of Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz (Swiss Climate Senior Women Association) – a group of older women suing Switzerland to demand climate action – is so welcome, as it hammers home that climate change impacts everyone and is everyone's fight.

Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz was established to promote and implement effective climate protection on behalf of its members – a group of women living in Switzerland, the majority of whom are over the age of 70. The association is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Switzerland and