Notre Affaire à Tous v. France

Four French NGO's sued the French State for failure to live up to its climate commitments. They argued that the government was failing to uphold its duties under the French Charter for the Environment and the European Convention for Human Rights. On February 3rd, 2021, the Administrative Court of Paris ruled against the French State, saying that it has failed to do enough to combat climate change.

Following Urgenda, this is an example of a court ruling that a countries response to climate change, considered in whole, has been insufficient. While the particular remedies are still forthcoming, this provides a strong precedent for litigation against other countries failing to adequately address climate change.

http://climatecasechart.com/non-us-case/notre-affaire-a-tous-and-others-v-france/

https://apnews.com/article/europe-climate-climate-change-paris-france-108722d3e8bc587d9300ec189b99a07d

http://paris.tribunal-administratif.fr/content/download/179360/1759761/version/1/file/1904967190496819049721904976.pdf