Energy and power Archives - Climate Change Litigation

9 Cases found

Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) v. State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology

At issue: The alignment of new energy policies with the emission reduction targets set out in the Climate Protection Act.

Jurisdictions:

Germany
- Federal Administrative Court

Instituto Internacional Arayara vs. National Electrical Energy Agency and Brazil

At issue: Challenge of National Agency of Electrical Energy (ANEEL) Auction which aims to hire energy from gas-fired thermoelectric plants.

Jurisdictions:

The Netherlands v. RWE and Uniper (Anti-Arbitration Injunctions)

At issue: The admissibility of intra-EU arbitrations under the Energy Charter Treaty.

Jurisdictions:

Germany
- Higher Regional Court of Cologne

RWE and Uniper v. the Netherlands (Ministry of Climate and Energy)

At issue: Whether energy companies Uniper and RWE can claim compensation for violation of their right to property under the ECHR as a result of the Prohibition of Coal in Electricity Production Act law that bans the use of coal in electricity generation by 2030.

Jurisdictions:

Netherlands
- District Court North-Holland

ABRAGET vs. State of Rio de Janeiro (Decree on Energy Compensation Mechanism)

At issue: Whether a state energy compensation mechanism imposes an excessive legal burden on energy companies.

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro

ADI 6932 (Eletrobras Privatization)

At issue: Whether a law privatizing a national electric company and making changes to the electricity plans in Brazil is unconstitutional.

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- Federal Supreme Court

Soubeste and Others v. Austria and 11 Other States

At issue: Whether rights of young citizens have been affected by climate change due to the Energy Charter Treaty.

Jurisdictions:

European Court of Human Rights

Clara Leonel Ramos and Bruno de Almeida de Lima vs. State of São Paulo (Families for the Climate and IncentivAuto Program)

At issue: The adequacy of the regulations of the IncentivAuto Program (Automotive Regime for New Investments) to the international, federal, and state rules protecting the climate system.

Jurisdictions:

Hindustan Zinc Ltd. v. Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission

At issue: Promoting renewable sources of energy (‘green power’) and strengthening renewable energy market.

Jurisdictions:

India
- Supreme Court