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135 Cases found

Pirá Paraná Indigenous Council and Association of Indigenous Traditional Authorities of river Pirá Paraná “ACAIPI” v. Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and others

At issue: Whether defendants violated the plaintiffs’ human rights to self-determination, cultural integrity, autonomous governing and territory by approving and implementing the REDD+ projects in their territories.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Constitutional Court
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Regional Court Stuttgart on climate neutral vinegar cleaner

At issue: Whether a company can market their vinegar based cleaning product as “climate neutral”
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Stuttgart
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Higher Regional Court Frankfurt am Main on carbon neutral hygiene II

At issue: Whether a cleaning product company can market their products as “climate neutral”, “self-recycling”.
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main
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Alcantara S.p.A. v. Miko S.r.l.

At issue: Whether a company's green claims are an as act of unfair competition.
Jurisdictions:
  • Italy
    • Court of Gorizia
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Italian Competition Authority v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and Volkswagen Group Italia S.p.A

At issue: Whether Volkswagen Group Italia S.p.A. and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft have incurred in unfair commercial practices when using "green claims" in relation to their products.
Jurisdictions:
  • Italy
    • Italian Competition Authority Administrative Courts
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Greenpeace Italy et. Al. v. ENI S.p.A., the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.

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:
  • Italy
    • Civil Court of Rome
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Altroconsumo v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and Volkswagen Group Italia S.p.A

At issue: Whether compensation for damages suffered as a result of unfair commercial practices in which "green claims" were used are due.
Jurisdictions:
  • Italy
    • Court of Venice
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Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) v. INEA and Karpowership Brasil Energia Ltda.

At issue: Whether the permitting of towers for power transmission lines should be analyzed together with the project of floating Thermoelectric Plants considering its cumulative and synergic impacts and its contribution to climate change.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Rio de Janeiro
      • Rio de Janeiro Federal Court
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Instituto Internacional Arayara v. IBAMA and others

At issue: Whether the permitting of thermoelectric plants project has been conducted without considerations of GHG emissions and water related impacts.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Rio de Janeiro
      • Rio de Janeiro Federal Court
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ClientEarth, Surfrider Foundation Europe, and Zero Waste France v. Danone

At issue: Whether the company Danone adequately addresses the risks related to the plastic pollution it produces.
Jurisdictions:
  • France
    • Judicial Court of Paris
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Greenpeace Canada v. Pathways Alliance

At issue: Whether Pathways’ “Let’s clear the air” advertising campaign violates the Canadian Competition Act by making false and/or misleading representations to the public.
Jurisdictions:
  • Canada
    • Competition Bureau of Canada
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KlimaAllianz v. FIFA

At issue: Whether FIFA's claims that the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar was carbon-neutral are misleading.
Jurisdictions:
  • Switzerland
    • Fair Advertising Commission
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Comissão Pastoral da Terra and Notre Affaire à Tous v. BNP Paribas

At issue: Whether BNP Paribas’ plan is adequate to prevent the violation of human rights and the deforestation.
Jurisdictions:
  • France
    • Judicial Court of Paris
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New Weather Institute v. FIFA

At issue: Whether FIFA's claims that the 2022 World Cup was carbon-neutral are misleading by giving consumers the impression that attending the event has no impact on the environment and therefore in breach of the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)
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Notre Affaire à Tous Les Amis de la Terre, and Oxfam France v. BNP Paribas

At issue: Whether BNP Paribas' plan concerning the climate risks of its activities is inadequate in violation of the French law on the duty of vigilance.
Jurisdictions:
  • France
    • Judicial Court of Paris
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Beijing Fengfujiuxin Marketing and Technology Co. Ltd. v Zhongyan Zhichuang Blockchain Co. Ltd.

At issue: Plaintiff's asserted claims of breach of contract and seeks to recover damages from the defendant.
Jurisdictions:
  • China
    • District Court of Chaoyang
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ClientEarth v. Shell’s Board of Directors

At issue: Whether Shell's board of directors is breaching its duty to shareholders by not properly managing climate risk.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • England and Wales
      • High Court of Justice
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Allhoff-Cramer v. Volkswagen AG

At issue: Whether Volkswagen’s business activities constitute a violation of claimant’s rights, and the company can be ordered to reduce its emissions to avoid further and future infringements of rights.
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Detmold
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Specific Instance to the UK NCP under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises filed by Global Witness against UK Export Finance

At issue: Whether UK Export Finance was in breach of the OECD Guidelines for Multi-national Enterprises by failing to contribute to the goals of the Paris Agreement, disclose emissions, and rapidly phase out support for fossil fuels.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines
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Specific Instance filed to the Australian National Contact Point under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by FoE Australia and Others v ANZ Bank Group Limited

At issue: Whether ANZ Bank breached the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by failing to disclose emissions arising from its investments, failing to align its portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement, and failing to publish climate scenario analysis relating to all ANZ investments.
Jurisdictions:
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