Peruvian farmer loses landmark climate case against German energy giant

A Peruvian farmer and mountain guide lost a landmark climate change lawsuit against Germany's RWE energy company after a German court ruled the chance of a swollen glacial lake causing disaster was too low to hold RWE liable. The case, which sought compensation for building flood defenses, concluded that Lake Palpacocha, now 30 times its historic volume, had only a 1% chance of overflowing in the next 30 years. RWE maintained that climate change disputes should be resolved by governments, not individual courts. This decision highlights broader debates about using German legal frameworks for global climate-related lawsuits.