Citing melting glaciers, Peruvian farmer tests global climate law

[Judi Lynn]

By Thomson Reuters
Mar 15, 2025 | 5:49 AM

By Alfredo Galarza, Alexander Villegas and Riham Alkousaa

HUARAZ, Peru (Reuters) – In the high Andes of northern Peru, the morning sun rises over glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca mountains that loom above the city of Huaraz, an awe-inspiring sight tainted by fears of a growing threat of meltwater floods.

The glaciers are at the center of a landmark global case that will test the legal culpability of corporations over their greenhouse gas emissions and the role these play in climate change that is leading to more extreme weather around the world.

Saul Luciano Lliuya, a Huaraz farmer and mountain guide, is suing German energy firm RWE, demanding that it help pay for defenses and flood mitigation for the city, tied to the company’s share of global manmade greenhouse gas emissions that he alleges have led to faster-melting glaciers.

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“We didn’t start out with a lot of hope, but now it’s caused a lot of attention,” Lliuya told Reuters near his home in a hilly region outside Huaraz where he grows corn. Lliuya, who is backed by Germanwatch, an activist group that advocates for the environment and other issues, said he wants to set a precedent for polluting companies to pay for projects that mitigate the impact of climate change.

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