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