India, March 18 -- Peruvian farmer and mountain guide Saul Luciano Lliuya reached the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) for his climate lawsuit hearing against energy company RWE on March 17, 2025. The lawsuit is supported by Germanwatch and Stiftung Zukunftsfahigkeit.

The lawsuit against RWE argues that the company's historical greenhouse gas emissions have fueled global warming, accelerating glacial melt above his hometown of Huaraz.

For years, glacial melting due to climate change has caused the water level of lake Palcacocha to rise. The lake is located in the mountain range of Cordillera Blanca in Peru. Climate change is increasing the risk of large ice blocks breaking off the glaciers (of the Palcaraj...