European nations must end repression of peaceful climate protest, says UN expert

Nations should be cutting emissions to meet Paris Agreement, says Michel Forst after year-long inquiry European nations must end the repression and criminalisation of peaceful protest, and urgently take action to cut emissions in line with the Paris climate agreement to limit global heating to 1.5C, the UN special rapporteur on environmental defenders has said. After a year-long inquiry which included gathering evidence from the UK, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, Michel F...