欧洲人权法院对挪威2016年北极地区石油许可证作出裁决,尽管没有发现石油,却被指控侵犯气候权。
The ECHR to rule on Norway’s 2016 Arctic oil licenses, accused of violating climate rights despite no oil found.
欧洲人权法院将裁定挪威在2016年颁发北极石油勘探许可证时是否侵犯了人权,而没有评估其气候影响。
The European Court of Human Rights is set to rule on whether Norway violated human rights by issuing Arctic oil exploration licenses in 2016 without assessing their climate impact.
六名挪威积极分子和环境团体认为,尽管挪威作出了《巴黎协定》承诺,但气候保障不足,因此《欧洲人权公约》规定的生命权和家庭生活权遭到侵犯。
Six Norwegian activists and environmental groups argue the move breached rights to life and family life under the European Convention on Human Rights, citing inadequate climate safeguards despite Norway’s Paris Agreement commitments.
向Equinor和Chevron等公司发放的许可证后来在找不到有生命力的石油之后归还。
The licenses, granted to companies including Equinor and Chevron, were later returned after no viable oil was found.
这一案件是在挪威法院多年上诉失败之后发生的,并可能开创法律先例,特别是在欧洲人权法院2024年就气候行动不足对瑞士作出不利裁决之后。
The case followed years of failed appeals in Norwegian courts and could set a legal precedent, especially after the ECHR’s 2024 ruling against Switzerland for insufficient climate action.
挪威坚持其许可证发放程序遵守法律,石油仍然是其能源战略的一部分。
Norway maintains its licensing process complied with law and that oil remains part of its energy strategy.