German court to rule on Peruvian farmer's climate fight

Saul Luciano Lliuya argues that electricity producer RWE must pay towards the cost of protecting his hometown, Huaraz, from a swollen glacier lake that is at risk of overflowing from melting snow and ice. RWE has never operated in Peru, but the 44-year-old farmer has argued that, as one of the world's top emitters of carbon dioxide, the German firm is partly responsible for the flood risk faced by his town, nestled in the mountains in central Peru. RWE has argued that it has complied with emissions...