German court rules against Peruvian farmer in landmark climate lawsuit

The lawsuit was brought by Peruvian farmer Luciano Lliuya against German energy company RWE (AP)

A German court has ruled against a Peruvian farmer in a landmark climate lawsuit where he claimed that global warming fuelled by energy company RWE’s historical greenhouse gas emissions put his home at risk.

Farmer and mountain guide Saul Luciano Lliuya said that glaciers above his hometown of Huaraz, Peru, are melting, increasing the risk of catastrophic flooding.