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      • Corporations
        • Climate damage[17 Cases]
        • Just Transition[1 Case]
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        • Misleading advertising[24 Cases]
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118 Cases found

Barbara Metz et al., v. Wintershall Dea AG

At issue: Whether Wintershall Dea AG is violating fundamental rights for not adhering to a “fair” carbon budget.
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Kassel (Landgericht Kassel)
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Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) v. Mercedes-Benz AG

At issue: Whether Mercedes-Benz is infringing on the right to climate protection by not committing to achieving carbon neutrality in the production and intended use of internal combustion engine cars.
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Stuttgart
      • Regional Court of Stuttgart (Landgericht Stuttgart)
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Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)

At issue: Whether BMW is infringing on the right to climate protection by not committing to achieving carbon neutrality in the production and intended use of internal combustion engine cars.
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Bayern
      • Regional Court of Munich (Landgericht München)
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Complaint to Ad Standards on HSBC’s Great Barrier Reef ad

At issue: Whether HSBC’s campaigns protecting the Great Barrier Reef are considered greenwashing given its links to fossil fuel companies.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Ad Standards
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Abrahams v. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2021)

At issue: Access to a bank’s investment documents to assess its compliance with the Paris Agreement.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Federal Court of Australia
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Instituto Preservar et. al. v. Copelmi Mineração Ltda. and IBAMA

At issue: Whether climate change should be included as a necessary requirement in developing EIAs for thermoelectric power plants.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Rio Grande do Sul
      • 9th Federal Court of Rio Grande do Sul
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Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility v. Santos

At issue: Whether an oil and gas company's representations that natural gas is a clean fuel and that the company has a credible net zero emissions plan were misleading.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Federal Court of Australia
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Lawyers for Climate Action Complaint to the Advertising Standards Board

At issue: Whether ads should be withdrawn because they made unsubstantiated environmental claims
Jurisdictions:
  • New Zealand
    • Advertising Standards Authority Complaints Board
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South Durban Community Environmental Alliance v. Minister of Environment and Others

At issue: Whether South Africa's authorization of oil exploration violates climate commitments
Jurisdictions:
  • South Africa
    • High Court
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ClientEarth v. Belgian National Bank

At issue: Whether the Belgian National Bank's purchasing of bonds from fossil fuel companies violated EU law.
Jurisdictions:
  • Belgium
    • Brussels
      • Court of First Instance
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Envol Vert et al. v. Casino

At issue: Whether the French supermarket chain Casino violated the French duty of vigilance law through its involvement in cattle-industry caused deforestation in Brazil and Colombia.
Jurisdictions:
  • France
    • Saint-Étienne Judicial Court
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Friends of the Earth et al. v. Prefect of of Bouches-du-Rhône and Total

At issue: Whether a permit to operate a biorefinery must take into account climate impacts of palm oil production and use.
Jurisdictions:
  • France
    • Administrative Court of Marseille
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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
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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
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OAAA v. Araucaria Energy SA.

At issue: Plaintiffs sought to block thermoelectric plant
Jurisdictions:
  • Argentina
    • Federal Court of Mercedes
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Hahn et al. v. Araucaria Energy Sociedad Anonima

At issue: Plaintiffs sought to block thermoelectric plant
Jurisdictions:
  • Argentina
    • Federal Court of Campana
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Hahn et al. v. APR Energy S.R.L

At issue: Plaintiffs sought to block thermoelectric plant
Jurisdictions:
  • Argentina
    • Federal Court of Campana
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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
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Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum Inc v VicForests (No 3)

At issue: Injunction sought to halt tree clearing
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Federal Court of Australia
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Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) v Commonwealth Bank of Australia

At issue: Whether a shareholder resolution seeking disclosures of climate-related risks and risk mitigation strategies could be validly put to a general meeting.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Federal Court of Australia
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