Pakistani farmer Abdul Hafeez Khoso is one of 39 farmers suing German energy firm RWE and cement maker Heidelberg Material in a rare bid to make big polluters pay damages for climate impacts. The 43-year-old is from southern Sindh province which was devastated by “apocalyptic” flooding in 2022. The companies are being targeted not over specific operations in Pakistan, but because of their climate-warming emissions.
