Summary
In 2022, severe floods in Pakistan damaged millions of homes and farmland. Farmers from Sindh, Pakistan, are suing two German companies, RWE and Heidelberg Materials, claiming the companies' greenhouse gas emissions contributed to the flooding. The lawsuit is currently under review in a German court.
Key Facts
- The 2022 floods in Pakistan were the country's worst in recorded history.
- The floods displaced 30 million people and killed over 1,700 individuals.
- The disaster caused damages estimated at $40 billion.
- Pakistan contributes less than 1% to global carbon emissions.
- Pakistani farmers have filed a lawsuit against RWE and Heidelberg Materials, two major German companies.
- The lawsuit claims these companies' emissions contributed to the climate changes leading to the floods.
- The lawsuit is being reviewed in a court in Heidelberg, Germany.
- The farmers are represented by the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR).
