A Swiss court will Wednesday consider a landmark climate case in which residents of a tiny Indonesian island being swallowed by rising sea levels are seeking compensation from cement giant Holcim.

The case is part of a wider international movement seeking to assign responsibility to major companies for the climate damage hurting the livelihoods of millions of people, especially in the Global South.

Four residents of Pari have filed suit against the world’s largest cement firm, demanding that, as a major emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2), it provide compensation for the damages wrought by climate change and help fund protection measures on the island like planting mangroves.

The hearing to determine whether or not the court will consider the complaint will open at 8:30 am (0630 GMT) on Wed

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