Environmental assessment and permitting Archives

147 Cases found

Private Corporation for the Development of Aysen, et al. v. Environmental Evaluation Service of Chile

At issue: Claimants challenged hydroelectric project, arguing that environmental assessment failed to consider climate impacts.

Jurisdictions:

Chile
- Environmental Court of Valdivia

Grez et al. v. Environmental Evaluation Service of Chile

At issue: Claimants challenge environmental impact assessment of proposed coal blasting project for failure to consider climate impacts.

Jurisdictions:

Chile
- Environmental Court of Valdivia

Claire Stephenson v. Secretary of State for Housing and Communities and Local Government

At issue: Claimant sought judicial review of a section of the National Planning Policy Framework that promoted fracking.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division

Save Lamu et al. v. National Environmental Management Authority and Amu Power Co. Ltd.

At issue: Whether the National Environmental Management Authority violated public participation requirements in issuing a license to construct a coal-fired power plant and whether a coal company’s environmental impact assessment adequately considered climate change and other factors

Jurisdictions:

Kenya
- National Environmental Tribunal

Gloucester Resources Limited v. Minister for Planning

At issue: Whether the government could decline a coal mine project application upon consideration of climate change impacts and other factors

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- New South Wales
  - Land and Environment Court

H.J. Banks & Co. v. Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government

At issue: The legal reasoning required to deny a coal extraction project on the basis of adverse effects from associated greenhouse gas emissions

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Administrative Court, Queen's Bench Division

Plan B Earth and Others v. Secretary of State for Transport

At issue: Whether an approval to expand Heathrow International Airport is illegal due to inadequate consideration of climate change commitments under the Paris Agreement and advice to change national climate targets

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal

Greenpeace Indonesia and Others v. Bali Provincial Governor

At issue: Environmental permits granted to expand coal-fired power plant did not include a comprehensive analysis of climate change impacts

Jurisdictions:

Indonesia
- Denpasar Administrative Court

Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v. Fingal County Council

At issue: Applicability of a constitutional right to the environment and public participation requirements to granting a five-year extension of a planning permission for an airport runway

Jurisdictions:

Ireland
- High Court of Ireland

Wildland Ltd. and the Welbeck Estates v. Scottish Ministers

At issue: Adequacy of justification for approval of wind farm

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- Scotland
  - Outer House, Court of Session

Trustees for the Time Being of the GroundWork Trust v. Minister of Environmental Affairs, KiPower (Pty) Ltd, and Others

At issue: Consideration of climate change in environmental impact statements

Jurisdictions:

South Africa
- High Court

Trustees for the Time Being of GroundWork v. Minister of Environmental Affairs, ACWA Power Khanyisa Thermal Power Station RF (Pty) Ltd, and Others

At issue: Consideration of climate change in environmental impact statements

Jurisdictions:

South Africa
- High Court

Thackeray v. Shire of South Gippsland

At issue: Permission to develop windfarm despite adverse local impacts

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Victoria
  - Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Synergy Wind Pty Ltd v. Wellington Shire Council

At issue: Permission to develop windfarm despite adverse local impacts

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Victoria
  - Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Stewart & Honan v. Moyne Shire Council

At issue: Permission to develop near an area subject to coastal flooding

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Victoria
  - Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Russell and Ors v. Surf Coast Shire Council and Anor

At issue: Permission to develop windfarm despite its adverse local impacts

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Victoria
  - Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Restall & Ors v. Hobsons Bay City Council

At issue: Permission to develop in an area subject to flood risk

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Victoria
  - Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Re Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty. Ltd. & Others

At issue: Relevance of Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions to permission to develop new coal mine

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Queensland
  - Land Court

Pridel Investments Pty. Ltd. v. Coffs Harbour City Council

At issue: Permissions to develop in an area subject to coastal flood risk

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- New South Wales
  - Land and Environment Court

Owen v. Casey City Council

At issue: Permission to develop in a floodplain

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Victoria
  - Civil and Administrative Tribunal

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147 Cases found