Corporations Archives - Climate Change Litigation

At issue: Brazil seeks to hold a steel company and its manager liable for environmental damages (promoting illegal deforestation) and climate damages (greenhouse gases derived from the illegally sourced coal)

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- 15th Civil Federal Court

Greenpeace Poland v. PGE GiEK

At issue: Greenpeace sued utility to compel GHG reductions.

Jurisdictions:

Poland
- Regional Court in Łódź

Smith v. Fronterra Co-Operative Group Limited

At issue: Plaintiff brought tort claims against GHG emitters, seeking to enjoin polluting activities.

Jurisdictions:

New Zealand
- High Court of New Zealand

Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Kobe Steel Ltd., et al.

At issue: Families sought to prevent construction of new coal-fired units.

Jurisdictions:

Japan
- Kobe District Court

Specific instance under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises submitted to the Slovenian and UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines

At issue: Social and environmental groups filed complaint against UK company alleging breaches of OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises during permitting process for a fracking project in Slovenia.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines

Slovenia
- National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines

Complaint against BP in respect of violations of the OECD Guidelines

At issue: Environmental group filed complaint against BP for allegedly misleading advertising campaign.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines

Friends of the Earth et al. v. Total

At issue: NGOs sued oil company alleging inadequate environmental assessment of proposed oil project.

Jurisdictions:

France
- Nanterre High Court

Mapuche Confederation of Neuquén v. YPF et al.

At issue: Indigenous group filed criminal complaint alleging mishandling of toxic fracking waste.

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Public Prosecutor

ClientEarth v. Polska Grupa Energetyczna

At issue: Environmental group sued to compel power plant operator to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under Polish law.

Jurisdictions:

Poland
- Regional Court in Łódź

Notre Affaire à Tous and Others v. Total

At issue: Whether a French oil company violated the French Commercial Code by failing to adequately report climate risks associated with its activities and take action to mitigate those risks in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement

Jurisdictions:

France
- Nanterre District Court

Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell plc.

At issue: Whether a private company violated a duty of care and human rights obligations by failing to take adequate action to curb contributions to climate change

Jurisdictions:

Netherlands
- The Hague
  - District Court

ClientEarth v Enea

At issue: Whether the a Polish utility’s resolution granting consent to build a coal-fired power plant breaches board members’ fiduciary duties of due diligence and to act in the best interests of the company and its shareholders given climate-related financial risks

Jurisdictions:

Poland
- Regional Court in Poznań

Abrahams v. Commonwealth Bank of Australia

At issue: Bank's alleged failure to disclose climate change-related risks of its investments

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Federal Court of Australia

Public Prosecutor’s Office v. H Carlos Schneider S/A Comércio e Indústria & Others

At issue: Declaration of illegality of, and injunction to correct, destruction of mangrove area for use as landfill and development site

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- Superior Court of Justice

Public Prosecutor’s Office v. Oliveira & Others

At issue: Decision to prohibit sugar cane burning as a harvesting and processing method

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- Superior Court of Justice