http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20201126-003329-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/another-urgenda-in-the-making/ Another Urgenda in the making - The Conseil d’Etat’s first ruling in Grande Synthe de Arriba-Sellier, Nathan eng 2020-11-25 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 climate change litigation locus standi Paris Agreement Urgenda Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Last week in Commune de Grande Synthe I, the Conseil d’Etat delivered a powerful ruling on France’s obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It sets a precedent for climate litigation in France and could inspire other courts across Europe, including the European Court of Justice (ECJ), to pursue the way opened by Urgenda and accept more climate-related challenges.