Corporations Archives - Climate Change Litigation

44 Cases found

Conservation Council of Western Australia v. Hatton and Woodside

At issue: Whether the state EPA's allowing expanded natural gas sourcing violated the state Environmental Protection Act due to environmental and climate impacts

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Western Australia
  - Supreme Court

Carballo et al. v. MSU S.A., UGEN S.A., & General Electric

At issue: Plaintiffs sought to block thermoelectric plant

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Federal Court of Azul

OAAA v. Araucaria Energy SA.

At issue: Plaintiffs sought to block thermoelectric plant

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Federal Court of Mercedes

Hahn et al. v. APR Energy S.R.L (II)

At issue: Plaintiffs sought to block thermoelectric plant

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Federal Court of Campana

Hahn et al. v. APR Energy S.R.L

At issue: Plaintiffs sought to block thermoelectric plant

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Federal Court of Campana

FOMEO v. MSU S.A., Rio Energy S.A., & General Electric

At issue: Petition sought to block thermoelectric plant

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Federal Court of San Nicolás

Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum Inc v VicForests (No 3)

At issue: Injunction sought to halt tree clearing

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Federal Court of Australia

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) v Commonwealth Bank of Australia

At issue: Plaintiffs sought climate disclosures

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Federal Court of Australia

Development YES – Open-Pit Mines NO v. Group PZU S.A.

At issue: Complaint brought against Polish coal company under OECD National Guidelines.

Jurisdictions:

Poland
- National Point of Contact for the OECD Guidelines

Youth Verdict v. Waratah Coal

At issue: Australian youth challenged proposed coal mine on human rights grounds.

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Queensland
  - Land Court

Germanwatch vs. Volkswagen

At issue: Climate impacts of Volkswagen activities

Norwegian Climate Network et al vs Statoil

At issue: Effect of Statoil’s investment in oil sands project in maintaining climate stability

Jurisdictions:

Norway
- National Point of Contact for OECD Guidelines

BankTrack, et al. vs. ING Bank

At issue: Violation of OECD guidelines on climate change by ING

Jurisdictions:

Netherlands
- National Point of Contact for OECD Guidelines

Market Forces v. SMBC, MUFG and Mizuho

At issue: Complaint against funding of coal mines in Vietnam by Japanese Banks

Jurisdictions:

Japan
- National Point of Contact for OECD Guidelines

Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) v. Siderúrgica São Luiz Ltd. and Martins

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