Environmental assessment and permitting Archives

162 Cases found

Vince et al. v. Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy et al.

At issue: Plaintiffs sought review of energy national policy statements in light of UK's new climate commitment and the Paris Agreement.

Jurisdictions:

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

Ecology Action, et al. v. Minister of Environment and Climate Change

At issue: Environmental groups challenged approval of exploratory drilling, including on climate grounds

Jurisdictions:

Canada
- Federal Court

Fridays for Future Estonia v. Eesti Energia

At issue: Environmental group challenged issuance of construction permit for an oil plant.

Jurisdictions:

Estonia
- Tartu Administrative Court

Friends of the Irish Environment v. The Government of Ireland, et al.

At issue: Whether Irish Government inadequately considered National Planning Framework's climate impacts.

Jurisdictions:

Ireland
- High Court of Ireland

Packham v. Secretary of State for Transport

At issue: Halt railway project on the ground that GHGs had not been adequately considered.

Jurisdictions:

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

IPC Petroleum France SA v. France

At issue: Whether placing an eventual expiration date on a fossil fuel mining permit in service of national mitigation goals violates the permit holder’s right to peaceful enjoyment of property.

Jurisdictions:

France
- Administrative Supreme Court

Society for the Protection of Landscapes and Aesthetics of France et al. v. The Mills of Lohan

At issue: Challenge to a wind farm expected to harm protected species

Jurisdictions:

France
- Administrative Court of Appeal

France
- Nantes

Philippi Horticultural Area Food & Farming Campaign, et al. v. MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning: Western Cape, et al.

At issue: Petitioners challenged administrative decision allowing urban development.

Jurisdictions:

South Africa
- High Court

Lho’imggin et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen

At issue: Indigenous groups alleged Canada's climate policy, approval of GHG-emitting projects violate human and constitutional rights.

Jurisdictions:

Canada
- Federal Court

ClientEarth v. Secretary of State

At issue: Environmental group challenged government's decision to approve natural gas plant.

Jurisdictions:

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

Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Japan

At issue: Families sought to block coal-fired units, compel government to regulate carbon dioxide emissions.

Jurisdictions:

Japan
- Osaka District Court

Yokosuka Climate Case

At issue: Plaintiffs challenged environmental impact assessment of coal-fired generating units.

Jurisdictions:

Japan
- Tokyo District Court

Preston New Road Action Group v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Lancashire County Council, Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd., Cuadrilla Elswick Ltd.

At issue: Claimant argued that the UK government failed require sufficient cumulative impact analysis and should have considered the possible climate effects of any future natural gas production, including negative impacts.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal

R (on the application of McLennan) v. Medway Council

At issue: Whether planning board erred in failing to consider that proposed development would infringe on neighbor's use of solar panels.

Jurisdictions:

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

Mapuche Confederation of Neuquén v. YPF et al.

At issue: Indigenous group filed criminal complaint alleging mishandling of toxic fracking waste.

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Public Prosecutor

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