A Peruvian farmer who says German energy giant RWE's emissions have contributed to the melting of Andean glaciers, increasing the flood risk to his home, took his case to court on Monday in a hearing that could set a precedent for climate litigation.

Peruvian farmer Luciano Lliuya arrives at the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, for a first hearing of his climate damages case against the German energy company RWE for its carbon emissions, which may have been contributing to the melting of a nearby glacier that could flood his home, Monday, March 17, 2025.

LIMA, Peru — A landmark climate lawsuit opens in a German court Monday, as a Peruvian farmer sues a German energy giant over the threat to his home from a mountain lake overflowing with glacier meltwater.