Comment IMHO a stupid decision by the court in respect to Switzerland. The government cannot do more than the voters will accept. The court did not decide what measures the government would need to take. Also too this small country "imports" its weather from around its borders, it cannot just stop a heat wave
Any contribution to keep greenhouse gases are limited, and are already in place and matching that of our neighbouring countries.
Just make some comparison, our approx 8 million residents with any of the top city populations and consider the impact local measures will have.
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Rank City Country 2024 Population 2023 Population Growth Rate
1 Tokyo Japan 37,115,035 37,194,105 -0.21%
2 Delhi India 33,807,403 32,941,309 2.63%
3 Shanghai China 29,867,918 29,210,808 2.25%
4 Dhaka Bangladesh 23,935,652 23,209,616 3.13%
5 Sao Paulo Brazil 22,806,704 22,619,736 0.83%
6 Cairo Egypt 22,623,874 22,183,201 1.99%
7 Mexico City Mexico 22,505,315 22,281,442 1%
8 Beijing China 22,189,082 21,766,214 1.94%
9 Mumbai India 21,673,149 21,296,517 1.77%
10 Osaka Japan 18,967,459 19,013,434 -0.24%
11 Chongqing China 17,773,923 17,340,704 2.5%
12 Karachi Pakistan 17,648,555 17,236,230 2.39%
13 Kinshasa DR Congo 17,032,322 16,315,534 4.39%
14 Lagos Nigeria 16,536,018 15,945,912 3.7%
15 Istanbul Turkey 16,047,350 15,847,768 1.26%
16 Buenos Aires Argentina 15,618,288 15,490,415 0.83%
17 Kolkata India 15,570,786 15,332,793 1.55%
18 Manila Philippines 14,941,953 14,667,089 1.87%
19 Guangzhou China 14,590,096 14,284,353 2.14%
20 Tianjin China 14,470,873 14,238,643 1.63%
21 Lahore Pakistan 14,407,074 13,979,390 3.06%
22 Bangalore India 14,008,262 13,607,800 2.94%
23 Rio De Janeiro Brazil 13,824,347 13,727,720 0.7%
24 Shenzhen China 13,311,855 13,072,633 1.83%
25 Moscow Russia 12,712,305 12,680,389 0.25%
26 Chennai India 12,053,697 11,776,147 2.36%
27 Bogota Colombia 11,658,211 11,507,960 1.31%
28 Jakarta Indonesia 11,436,004 11,248,839 1.66%
29 Lima Peru 11,361,938 11,204,382 1.41%
30 Paris France 11,276,701 11,208,440 0.61%