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On Tuesday, the regional court in Stuttgart made the decision on the DUH’s claim to convert the car company to be climate-friendly.
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The Stuttgart Regional Court has dismissed the climate action brought by the German Environmental Aid (DUH) against the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz. The court announced on Tuesday that, in the opinion of the competent chamber, the plaintiffs are not entitled to a refusal to sell combustion engines.
It is up to the legislator to decide which measures are to be taken to comply with climate protection. Mercedes-Benz welcomed the decision and stated that the company saw this as confirmation of its legal position.
The DUH had demanded a cease-and-desist declaration from Mercedes, in which the car company should undertake, among other things, not to build any more passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with combustion engines from 2030.
This cannot be anticipated by an individual lawsuit before a civil court, the regional court in Stuttgart said on Tuesday as a reason. With their lawsuit, the environmentalists had demanded a climate-friendly conversion of the car manufacturer. Among other things, Mercedes-Benz should no longer be allowed to sell conventional combustion engines that emit greenhouse gases from November 2030.
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