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    • Suits against corporations, individuals
      • Corporations
        • Climate damage[17 Cases]
        • Just Transition[1 Case]
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        • GHG emissions reduction[26 Cases]
        • Misleading advertising[24 Cases]
        • Environmental assessment and permitting[29 Cases]
        • Disclosures[14 Cases]

118 Cases found

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
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Youth Verdict v. Waratah Coal

At issue: Australian youth challenged proposed coal mine on human rights grounds.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Queensland
      • Land Court
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Germanwatch vs. Volkswagen

At issue: Climate impacts of Volkswagen activities
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • OECD National Contact Point
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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
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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
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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
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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
    • Minas Gerais
      • 15th Civil Federal Court of Minas Gerais
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Greenpeace Poland v. PGE GiEK

At issue: Greenpeace sued utility to compel GHG reductions.
Jurisdictions:
  • Poland
    • Regional Court in Łódź
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Smith v. Fonterra 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
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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
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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:
  • Slovenia
    • National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines
  • United Kingdom
    • National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines
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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
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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
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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
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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
    • Versailles Court of Appeal
  • France
    • Nanterre District Court
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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
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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
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McVeigh v. Retail Employees Superannuation Trust

At issue: Whether an Australian pension fund violated the law by failing to disclose information on climate business risks and its strategies to address these risks
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Federal Court of Australia
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Abrahams v. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2017)

At issue: Bank's alleged failure to disclose climate change-related risks of its investments
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Federal Court of Australia
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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
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