A German court has dismissed a decade-long climate lawsuit filed by a Peruvian farmer against the German energy company RWE. The farmer sought to hold RWE accountable for its global emissions, which he argued increased the risk of glacial floods in his hometown of Huaraz, Peru. While the court rejected the farmer's specific claim due to insufficient evidence of direct damage, it established a legal precedent by affirming that companies can be held civilly liable for climate-related harms caused by their emissions. This ruling marks a notable development in climate litigation, signaling that large emitters may face future accountability in civil courts for their contributions to climate change.